ea0070aep1015 | Hot topics (including COVID-19) | ECE2020
Gomes Porras Mariana
, García Moreno Rosa
, Zapatero Larrauri Myriam
, Martin Rojas Patricia
, Parra Ramírez Paola
Introduction: Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (BAH) is a rare clinical condition (estimated incidence between 0.14% –1.8%, according to postmortem studies) and life-threatening due to the development of adrenal crisis, after the destruction of 90% of each adrenal gland. A mortality rate of 15% has been reported despite treatment, but it depends on the severity of the underlying condition, reaching 90% in cases of sepsis, or even higher if it is not diagnosed quickly enough....