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A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage
Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (BAH) is a rare but potentially fatal entity that carries a mortality rate of 15%. Most cases are associated with sepsis, antiphospholipid syndrome, the use of anticoagulants, as well as trauma and surgery. In this case report, we present a case of BAH in a previously he...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131923 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2830 |
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author | Fatima, Zainab Tariq, Usman Khan, Amina Sohail, Muhammad Saad Sheikh, Abu Baker Bhatti, Shimron I Munawar, Kamran |
author_facet | Fatima, Zainab Tariq, Usman Khan, Amina Sohail, Muhammad Saad Sheikh, Abu Baker Bhatti, Shimron I Munawar, Kamran |
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description | Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (BAH) is a rare but potentially fatal entity that carries a mortality rate of 15%. Most cases are associated with sepsis, antiphospholipid syndrome, the use of anticoagulants, as well as trauma and surgery. In this case report, we present a case of BAH in a previously healthy man with a recent history of corticosteroid use. Our case emphasizes the ambiguous clinical presentation of BAH, which poses a challenge in the establishment of a correct diagnosis. We also illustrate the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and subsequent therapeutic approach to this rare clinical entity. |
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spelling | pubmed-61014662018-08-21 A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage Fatima, Zainab Tariq, Usman Khan, Amina Sohail, Muhammad Saad Sheikh, Abu Baker Bhatti, Shimron I Munawar, Kamran Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (BAH) is a rare but potentially fatal entity that carries a mortality rate of 15%. Most cases are associated with sepsis, antiphospholipid syndrome, the use of anticoagulants, as well as trauma and surgery. In this case report, we present a case of BAH in a previously healthy man with a recent history of corticosteroid use. Our case emphasizes the ambiguous clinical presentation of BAH, which poses a challenge in the establishment of a correct diagnosis. We also illustrate the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and subsequent therapeutic approach to this rare clinical entity. Cureus 2018-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6101466/ /pubmed/30131923 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2830 Text en Copyright © 2018, Fatima et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Fatima, Zainab Tariq, Usman Khan, Amina Sohail, Muhammad Saad Sheikh, Abu Baker Bhatti, Shimron I Munawar, Kamran A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage |
title | A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage |
title_full | A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage |
title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage |
title_short | A Rare Case of Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage |
title_sort | rare case of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage |
topic | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131923 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2830 |
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