title: Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome: value of MRI in the differential diagnosis.
abstract: Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare potentially life-threatening event that occurs either in traumatic or nontraumatic conditions. The diagnosis is often complicated by its nonspecific presentation and its tendency to intervene in stressful critical illnesses. Due to many disorders in platelet function, hemorrhage is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients affected by myeloproliferative diseases. We report here the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a rare case of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome, emphasizing the importance of MRI in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manganaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Najwa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al Ansari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barchetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saldari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vitturini
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glorioso
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buonocore
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barchetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maccioni