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Belgian Endocrine Society 2019

BES 2019

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome with bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: a case report

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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome with bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: a case report

Lucrezia De Marchi , Jeroen M K de Filette , Bastiaan Sol , Corina E Andreescu , Rastislav Kunda , Peter Buydens , Brigitte Velkeniers

Background: Adrenal insufficiency is a rare but potentially life threatening complication of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS). The adrenal gland is the most commonly involved endocrine organ with adrenal insufficiency reported in 0.4% of APS cases. Adrenal failure more often follows other thromboembolic manifestations of APS.Case report: We report a 25-year-old male with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with antiphospholipid syndrome (tripl...