2. Conn’s syndrome is an Adosterone-
Producing Adenoma.
Conn’s syndrome named after
American endocrinologist Jerome W.
Conn.
Condition was first described at the
University of Michigan in 1955
3.
4. Conn’s Syndrome is a disease that effects the
adrenal glands.
It involves excess production of a hormone called
aldosterone. (which is the hormone that regulates
sodium and potassium reabsorption by the cells of
the tubular portion of the kidney.)