title: Adrenal failure and the primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: We describe a 32-year-old woman with the primary antiphospholipid syndrome given anticoagulation therapy for a second pulmonary embolus. During this therapy, she developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage and adrenal insufficiency. We discuss the potential association between adrenal failure and the primary antiphospholipid syndrome, and briefly review anticoagulant induced adrenal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ho Ping Kong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000925:Anticoagulants; D010743:Phospholipids