原发性醛固酮增多症是肾上腺皮质自主地分泌过量的醛固酮所致。其病理变化大多为腺瘤,较少为增生,偶见癌症。主要临床表现为高血压,电解质紊乱,神经肌肉功能障碍和肾功能损害等。本病由孔氏(Conn)1955年做首例报告。国内薛氏1956年首先报告,以后逐年增多。说明由于对本病的认识 Primary aldosteronism is caused by the adrenal cortex autonomously secreting excess aldosterone. Most of the pathological changes are adenomas, less hyperplasia, and occasional cancer. The main clinical manifestations are hypertension, electrolyte imbalance, neuromuscular dysfunction and renal impairment. The disease was first reported by Conn in 1955. Domestic Xue’s first report in 1956, after which it increases year by year. Explain the understanding of this disease