Korean J Med > Volume 89(1); 2015 > Article
감염
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2015;89(1):117-121.
Published online July 1, 2015.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2015.89.1.117   
A Case of Adrenal Tuberculosis Combined with Tuberculous Peritonitis-Induced Adrenal Crisis
In Tae So, Hyun Ah Kim, Seong-Yeol Ryu
Department of Infectious Disease, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
부신 결핵 및 결핵성 복막염에 의한 부신 피질 위기 1예
소인태, 김현아, 류성열
계명대학교 의과대학 감염내과학교실
Correspondence: 
Seong-Yeol Ryu, Tel: +82-53-250-7915, Fax: +82-53-250-7434, Email: 121rsy@dsmc.or.kr
Received: 3 August 2014   • Revised: 14 October 2014   • Accepted: 24 December 2014
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
An adrenal crisis is a serious medical emergency. Most such crises develop in patients with Addison’s disease when they are stressed. However, the clinical features of an impending adrenal crisis are nonspecific, delaying diagnosis and management. Adrenal tuberculosis is very rare among the extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis. We herein report a case of an adrenal crisis triggered by bilateral adrenal tuberculosis. A 35-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of drowsiness, fever, and hypotension. Abdominal computed tomography revealed bilateral adrenal enlargement, and computed tomography-guided adrenal gland biopsy allowed us to diagnose adrenal tuberculosis.
Key Words: Adrenal insufficiency; Endocrine tuberculosis; Addison disease
주제어: 부신기능부전; 내분비샘결핵; 애디슨병


TOOLS
METRICS Graph View
  • 1 Crossref
  •  0 Scopus
  • 3,040 View
  • 55 Download

Editorial Office
101-2501, Lotte Castle President, 109 Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04146, Korea
Tel: +82-2-2271-6791    Fax: +82-2-790-0993    E-mail: kaim@kams.or.kr                

Copyright © 2024 by The Korean Association of Internal Medicine.

Developed in M2PI

Close layer
prev next