Adrenal hemorrhage causing adrenal insufficiency in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome: Increased adrenal18F-FDG uptake

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3014-3015

  Boneschansker, Leo ^a   Nijland, Marcel ^a   Glaudemans, Andor W J M ^a   Van Der Meulen, Sibylle B ^a   Kluin, Philip M ^a   Dullaart, Robin P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT NECROSIS; HEART ARREST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACENOCOUMAROL; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOTHORAX; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84866144194     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2050     Document Type: Article

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