title: [Cystic degeneration of the adrenal cortex associated with hyaline membrane].
abstract: Forty-one autopsies in newborns with hyaline membrane were studied. In fourteen cases (34.1%) cystic degeneration of the outermost portion of the adrenal cortex was found. Our results differ from other studies as the lesions were observed in newborns at various gestational ages, with a higher incidence in the group of pre-term babies, small for their gestational age. The constant association of hyaline membrane and adrenal cortex cystic degeneration seem to suggest that both processes may share a common etiopathogenic mechanism, namely hypoxia followed by increased ACTH secretion.
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D001344:Autopsy; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000473:pathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D014427:Twins
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
vernacular_title: Degeneración quística de la corteza suprarrenal asociada con membrana hialina