Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Acute adrenal insufficiency is a life threatening condition. Signs and symptoms are often non-specific. The adrenal gland has the richest arterial supply of any tissue with limited venous drainage and this mismatch predisposes to haemorrhagic infarction. We present a case report of acute adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal haemorrhagic infarcts associated with an open ankle fracture.Case history: A 52-year man fell from a ladder su...