title: [Adrenal tuberculosis. Diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of a patient suffering from adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison's disease) and to demonstrate the utility of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis of adrenal cortex tuberculosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Herein we describe a patient with Addison's disease who had developed pulmonary tuberculosis a few years earlier. CT and PCR test were utilized in making the diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although adrenocortical tuberculosis is uncommon today, it must be considered when evaluating adrenocortical insufficiency, especially if the patient has or has had tuberculosis. Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis might not be demonstrated by bacteriologic techniques, PCR can be useful in making the etiological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital San Agustín, Avilés.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lanzas Prieto
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guate Ortiz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González Tuero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castellanos González
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fernández Cuervo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Capdevilla Hernández
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González Naranjo
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Palacios Gutiérrez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferro Mosquera
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*