[Primary adrenal insufficiency and primary antiphospholipid syndrome]

An Med Interna. 2000 Sep;17(9):491-3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare complication of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The hypercoagulable state in the APS may lead to adrenal vein thrombosis and subsequently to hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal glands. This complication of APS is important to recognize because it may be fatal if untreated. We describe one case of PAI and primary APS, with magnetic resonance studies consistent with hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal glands.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Glands / pathology
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / diagnosis*
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
  • Hemorrhage
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis