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Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: An overlooked cause of hypotension.

Picolos MK, Nooka A, Davis AB, Raval B, Orlander PR

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, The University of Texas - Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas; Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage resulting in acute adrenal insufficiency is a rare complication of anticoagulant therapy. We present the case of a patient who came to the Emergency Department with unsuspected adrenal insufficiency, followed by a second visit within 1 month with shock, to demonstrate the importance of early detection and treatment.

Published 19 February 2007 in J Emerg Med, 32(2): 167-9.
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