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The Adrenal Gland: Central Relay in Health and Disease [PDF]
Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, 2019 Diseases of the adrenal gland are as important for the general practitioner as for the endocrine specialist. The high prevalence of some adrenal endocrinopathies, such as adrenal incidentalomas (1–2% of the population) and primary aldosteronism (6% of hypertensives), which affect millions of patients, makes adrenal diseases a relevant health issue. The
Martín Reincke +6 more
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Primary hydatid disease in the adrenal gland: a case report [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2006 Hydatid cysts may be found in almost any part of the body, but most often they are found in the liver and lungs. Other organs that are occasionally affected include the brain, muscle, kidney, heart, pancreas, and adrenal and thyroid glands. We report a case of hydatid cyst of the adrenal gland.
Selçuk Özarmağan +4 more
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STUDIES OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE [PDF]
Endocrinology, 1934 The following case history is of unusual interest because of the tremendous amounts of cortical hormone employed. The object of using these large doses was to ascertain whether or not larger amounts of the cortical hormone would markedly affect the level of the blood pressure.
JACOB KINCOV +2 more
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Diagnosis-Addison's Disease Secondary to Tuberculosis of the Adrenal Glands [PDF]
Clinical Medicine & Research, 2008 A diagnosis of Addison’s disease secondary to tuberculosis of the adrenal glands was made for the case presented in the December 2007 Aperture.1 The computed tomography (CT) scan in figure 1 ▶ demonstrates the presence of free fluid in the patient’s abdomen and bilateral cystic adrenal hyperplasia. The patient was started on four-drug anti-tuberculosis
Mrinal M. Patnaik, Alaka Deshpande
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Addison's disease due to metastases to the adrenal glands [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1985 Summary A 43 year old patient with Addison's disease secondary to extensive metastases to both adrenal glands is presented. Thirty two previously reported cases are reviewed; in only 13 cases was the diagnosis of Addison's disease confirmed biochemically.
Felix Mor +3 more
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Adrenal hematopoiesis in a pediatric patient with spherocytosis: A case report and literature review [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsExtramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is extremely rare in the adrenal glands, especially in children. Because this is an underrecognized condition, the vast majority of cases are diagnosed only after adrenalectomy.
Rawa Bapir +10 more
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Book Review: Diseases of the Adrenal Glands [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1964 Peter Kerley
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The adrenal gland microenvironment in health, disease and during regeneration [PDF]
Hormones, 2017 The adrenal gland is a key component of the stress system in the human body. Multiple direct and paracrine interactions between different cell types and their progenitors take place within the adrenal gland microenvironment. These unique interactions are supported by high vascularization and the adrenal cortex extracellular matrix.
Waldemar Kanczkowski +2 more
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Cystic Lymphangioma: A Rare Disease of the Adrenal Gland
Gazi Medical Journal, 2017 Cystic adrenal neoplasms are uncommon and may be discovered incidentally or may be symptomatic but cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign tumour. The tumour usually occurs in the neck or axilla and rarely involves the adrenal gland. Here we report a case of a 42-year-old lady presented with symptoms of anorexia, vomiting and lethargy for 3 weeks.
Suraya Othman +4 more
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Growth Hormone in Hypersecretory Diseases of the Adrenal Gland [PDF]
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1969 Lewis B. Morrow +3 more
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