Adrenal insufficiency and bilateral adrenal enlargement: demonstration by computed tomography.
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چکیده
A patient presented with fever, malaise and a staphylococcal wound infection occurring 3 weeks after severe haemorrhage from a lacerated brachial artery. There were no clinical features to suggest Addison's disease but abdominal computed tomography to exclude abdominal sepsis showed bilateral adrenal gland enlargement with preservation of adrenal shape. This was consistent with resolving adrenal haemorrhage or infarction and endocrinological investigations confirmed primary adrenal failure.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 61 715 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985