title: Adrenal insufficiency from bilateral adrenal hemorrhage after total knee replacement surgery.
abstract: Adrenal hemorrhage is a rare cause of adrenal insufficiency in adults. We examine the incidence, etiology, diagnosis, and therapy of adrenal insufficiency secondary to adrenal hemorrhage. This case illustrates the nonspecific presentation of adrenal insufficiency and the necessity of maintaining a high index of suspicion in a clinically confusing scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cozzolino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peerzada
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Heaney
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications