Antiphospholipid antibody associated adrenal hemorrhage causing acute adrenal insufficiency

Volume: 56 Number: 1 March 1, 2017
  • Banu Şarer Yürekli
  • Hatice Özışık
  • Nilüfer Özdemir Kutbay
  • Gökçen Ünal Kocabaş
  • Mehmet Erdoğan
  • Şevki Çetinkalp
  • Gökhan Özgen
  • Kenan Aksu
  • Füsun Saygılı
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Antiphospholipid antibody associated adrenal hemorrhage causing acute adrenal insufficiency

Abstract

Arterial or venous thrombosis can be seen in the presence of antiphospholipid antibody. Various pathogenetic mechanisms are put forward in case of antiphospholipid syndrome. Herein a case of 62-year-old male patient who developed adrenal hemorrhage leading to adrenal insufficiency was presented. It should be kept in mind that thrombotic process of antiphospholipid syndrome could be seen in adrenal veins in addition to pulmonary and deep vein thrombosis.

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Banu Şarer Yürekli

Hatice Özışık

Nilüfer Özdemir Kutbay

Gökçen Ünal Kocabaş

Mehmet Erdoğan

Şevki Çetinkalp

Gökhan Özgen

Kenan Aksu

Füsun Saygılı

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March 1, 2017

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March 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 56 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Banu Şarer Yürekli, Hatice Özışık, Nilüfer Özdemir Kutbay, Gökçen Ünal Kocabaş, Mehmet Erdoğan, Şevki Çetinkalp, Gökhan Özgen, Kenan Aksu, Füsun Saygılı. Antifosfolipid antikor ilişkili adrenal hemorajiye bağlı gelişen akut adrenal yetmezlik. EJM. 2017 Mar. 1;56(1):43-5. doi:10.19161/etd.344299

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