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Query: UMLS:C0034065 (
pulmonary embolism
)
14,979
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Bilateral suprarenal haemorrhage (BSH) has not been often described as a cause of chronic suprarenal insufficiency. The diagnosis before death is difficult and it was rare until the CAT scan became a routine diagnostic tool. Of 25 cases reported since 1981, 23 were diagnosed by CAT scan. We report a case of a patient that developed bilateral suprarenal haemorrhage (BSH) during heparin therapy for
pulmonary embolism
. The early clinical picture resembled a septic shock, and the diagnosis of
Addison disease
was made later. We reviewed the medical literature and we emphasized the clinical problems in which we should suspect the diagnosis of BSH, where early therapy with steroids may be critical to save the patient's life.
...
PMID:[Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage secondary to heparin treatment: a case report]. 158 57
