@article{Kota_Kota_Jammula_Panda_2011, title={Extra-adrenal Paraganglioma: An Uncommon Cause of Secondary Hypertension in a Young Subject}, volume={31}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JNPS/article/view/4965}, DOI={10.3126/jnps.v31i3.4965}, abstractNote={<p>An 8 year boy was admitted with features of tuberculous meningitis. He was detected to have hypertension. Further investigations revealed an extra-adrenal paraganglioma. Tuberculous meningitis and paraganglioma could be chance associations. Paraganglioma is a rare and potentially lethal cause of secondary hypertension, very uncommon at this age. If left untreated it leads to complications arising from unrelenting hypertension. We report a case report on this very rare disease of paraganglioma presenting in an unexpected way.</p> <p><strong>Key words</strong>: Paraganglioma; Tuberculous meningitis; Secondary hypertension</p> <p>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v31i3.4965</p> <p><em>J Nep Paedtr Soc</em> 2011;31(3): 238-240</p>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society}, author={Kota, SK and Kota, SK and Jammula, S and Panda, S}, year={2011}, month={Sep.}, pages={238–240} }