A Case of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency Presenting as the Initial Clinical Manifestation of Primary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome.
10.4078/jkra.2008.15.1.87
- Author:
Young Eun HA
1
;
Eun Mi KOH
;
Kyung Hee KIM
;
Min Young KIM
;
Joong Kyong AHN
;
Hoon Suk CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eunmi.koh@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary adrenal insufficiency;
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome;
Adrenal infarct
- MeSH:
Adult;
Male;
Female;
Humans
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2008;15(1):87-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary adrenal insufficiency is one of the rare clinical manifestations of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. The pathogenesis is mainly ascribed to the hemorrhagic infarction secondary to thrombosis. We describe a 19-year-old man who developed symptoms of adrenal insufficiency and then was diagnosed of primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, which is the first reported case in adult patients in Korea. The possibility of adrenal failure should be considered in the management of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and also, when primary adrenal insufficiency is accompanied by no definite etiology, the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome should be considered as a possible etiology.
