Successful Management of Pheochromocytoma Detected in Pregnancy by Interval Adrenalectomy in a VHL Patient

Table 2

Feature	Pregnancy induced hypertension	Pheochromocytoma
Hypertension	Not paroxysmal	Paroxysmal
Onset of hypertension	Usually after 20 weeks of gestation	Any time during pregnancy
Other symptoms	ankle edema, proteinuria and an elevated plasma uric acid are common	ankle edema, proteinuria and an elevated plasma uric acid are not common
Orthostatic hypotension	uncommon	Common
Syndromic features; signs of NF1- café au lait spots, skin freckling or cutaneous fibromas	uncommon	Can be seen