Tuberculous Addison's disease. Utility of CT in diagnosis and follow-up.
The computed tomographic (CT) findings in five patients with tuberculous Addison's disease were evaluated. All patients had extra-adrenal tuberculosis. Two patients had enlarged adrenal glands with calcifications at the times of diagnosis. Follow-up CT from 4 to 30 months showed a progressive decrease in the size of adrenal glands from bilateral enlargement to small calcified glands and provides a clue to the etiology of Addison's disease and proper therapy.
Villabona
C M
CM
Department of Endocrinology, Hospital de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Sahun
M
M
Ricart
W
W
Serres
X
X
Maroto
A
A
Fernandez-Real
J M
JM
Gómez
J M
JM
Soler
J
J
D000224:Addison Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*