Conn Syndrome Origins. About A Case

Background: Jerome W. Conn, was a medical researcher known for his recognition of a disorder he termed "primary aldosteronism" caused by an aldosterone-hypersecreting adrenal tumor, one of the few severe hypertensive diseases that can be completely cured by surgical removal of the adrenal tumor. We present a female patient with primary hyperaldosteronism, who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy and found a hypersecretory adenoma. Objectives: Describe primary aldosteronism through a historical account of the life of Jerome W. Conn. Methods: Through a retrospective, multicenter study. Results: a systematic search was carried out in MEDLINE, Cochrane, PubMed, Google Scholar, from 1936 to 2023, obtaining 2681 results, of which 114 studies were included. Conclusion: The historical perspective and learning the lessons of the past are essential for medical practice, it is because we all have the need to find heroes like Jerome Conn who inspire us to support the fight against the disease. A clinical case was presented, whose initial clinical suspicion was based on a female patient with arterial hypertension and refractory hypokalemia, after surgical removal a complete cure of arterial hypertension and hypokalemia was obtained. Conn syndrome is a commonly overlooked disease; timely diagnosis is important to reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications in affected patients.