ea0019p326 | Steroids | SFEBES2009
Wong YL
, Ashawesh K
, Padinjakara RN Kulambil
, Murthy NPN
, Sankar S
Introduction: Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a complication of heparin therapy, is a reaction that is triggered by the immune system in response to heparin and causes thrombocytopenia. In this report, we describe an unusual case of HIT induced bilateral adrenal haemorrhage with resultant hypoadrenalism.Case: A 60-year-old Caucasian man was admitted with ascending cholangitis secondary to gallstone and underwent an emergency laparoscopic cholecys...