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Case Reports
. 1999 May;28(19):1010-2.

[Acute adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal hematoma following severe thrombopenia induced by low-molecular-weight heparin]

[Article in French]
O Caubet  1 , O Pillet, A Cherifi, T Mayet, Y Castaing, J C Favarel Garrigues
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Case Reports

[Acute adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal hematoma following severe thrombopenia induced by low-molecular-weight heparin]

[Article in French]
O Caubet et al. Presse Med. 1999 May.

Abstract

Background: Bilateral adrenal hematoma is an uncommon cause of acute adrenal insufficiency. An association with thrombopenia induced by low-molecular-weight heparin even more so. Diagnosis is difficult as the clinical manifestations mimic septic shock.

Case report: A 63-year-old woman developed acute adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal hematoma following severe thrombopenia induced by low-molecular-weight heparin prescribed after an orthopedic operation. Outcome was favorable.

Conclusion: Acute adrenal insufficiency must be entertained as a possible diagnosis in patients with heparin-induced thrombopenia.

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