Open AccessBilateral adrenal infarction in Crohn′s disease
Author(s) -
Ashish Khandelwal,
Satheesh Krishna,
Kanika Khandelwal,
Vivek Virmani,
John G. Ryan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.117227
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , crohn's disease , infarction , adrenal insufficiency , myocardial infarction
Adrenal infarction is an uncommon cause of adrenal insufficiency. We herein present unique occurrence of bilateral adrenal infarction detected on imaging in a young female with known history of Crohn's disease. The patient responded well to steroids and is on follow up. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in English literature of adrenal infarct associated with Crohn's disease as extraintestinal manifestation.