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Antiphospholipid antibodies and adrenal hemorrhage
Author(s) -
McCroskey Robert D.,
Phillips Anthony,
Mott Frank,
Williams Eliot C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830360113
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenal hemorrhage , lupus anticoagulant , antibody , antiphospholipid syndrome , anticoagulant , anticoagulant therapy , drug , adrenal insufficiency , immunology , surgery , pharmacology
We recently encountered two cases of massive bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies. A search of the records of this institution covering the past 15 years revealed two additional patients with massive adrenal hemorrhage associated with evidence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Three of these four patients were receiving anticoagulant drug therapy. The presence of the antiphospholipid antibodies may increase the risk of massive adrenal hemorrhage, particularly in patients who receive anticoagulant drugs.