Life-Threatening Hypotension in a Brain-Injured, Multi-Trauma Patient With Unilateral Adrenal Gland Damage: How a Single Hydrocortisone Dose Revealed Relative Corticosteroid Insufficiency

We report a case of a multi-trauma, brain-injured young patient with unilateral adrenal gland injury presenting with refractory shock. Acute adrenal insufficiency was revealed after an abrupt hemodynamic response to a corticosteroid; the resistant shock was quickly resolved with IV hydrocortisone. A...

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Autores principales: Zakynthinos, Georgios E, Zygoulis, Paris, Tsikrika, Alexandra, Tsolaki, Vasiliki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694505
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32843

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694505
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32843

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