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Acute adrenal insufficiency following arthroplasty: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Acute adrenal insufficiency is a potentially lethal condition rarely caused by bilateral adrenal haemorrhage due to heparin use. Most of the times, it is difficult to establish the diagnosis, as symptoms are not specific. Few cases have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION:...

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Autores principales: Mandanas, Stylianos, Boudina, Maria, Chrisoulidou, Alexandra, Xinou, Katerina, Margaritidou, Efterpi, Gerou, Spyros, Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Kalliopi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3847353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24028157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-370