Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a postpartum woman with multiple thromboemboli: A case report
Delay in identification and treatment of adrenal insufficiency can lead to catastrophic outcomes. This case highlights the challenge of diagnosing bilateral adrenal hemorrhage and resultant adrenal insufficiency as patients may not present with the classic risk factors, signs, symptoms, and electrolyte derangements.
Authors
- Michael Löw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-640X)
- Timothy Abrahams
- Joshua Haron Abasszade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-4317)
- Arianne Lim
- An Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2016-2109)
- Stephen Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7961-0837)
- Kirollos Nan
- Jun Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7446-9704)
Institutions
- Hudson Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04834-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36