Bilateral adrenal necrosis after knee arthroplasty

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2248-2249

  Barrou, Zina ^a   Verny, Christiane ^b   Cohen Bittan, Judith ^a   Verny, Marc ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENOXAPARIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL NECROSIS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANXIETY; BILATERAL ADRENAL NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEVER; FLANK PAIN; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LETTER; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS;

EID: 78449300632     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03112.x     Document Type: Letter

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