title: Bedside ultrasound of acute adrenal hemorrhage.
abstract: Most complications from traumatic isolated adrenal hemorrhage are thought to be minor and do not require specific treatment. However, there are often additional intraabdominal organ injuries, such as liver and ipsilateral kidney, associated with adrenal injury. It is, therefore, important to identify these injuries as early as possible, preferably on initial assessment. We describe a case of a 43-year-old man who presented to the emergency department after sustaining blunt force trauma to the flank during a soccer match and was subsequently diagnosed with acute adrenal injury by use of bedside ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knorr
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000293:injuries; D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging