Acute adrenal insufficiency as a manifestation of the anticardiolipin syndrome?
A 34 year old man with a past history of deep vein thrombosis, positive lupus serology, and high titres of anticardiolipin antibodies developed acute adrenal insufficiency. Association of anticardiolipin antibodies with adrenal insufficiency has not been previously reported.
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Department of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
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D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome
D001323:Autoantibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins