SPONTANEOUS ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE IN THE ADULT: LITERATURE REVIEW AND REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: Stephen J. Berte
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 January 1953SPONTANEOUS ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE IN THE ADULT: LITERATURE REVIEW AND REPORT OF TWO CASESSTEPHEN J. BERTESTEPHEN J. BERTESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-1-28 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn this report a study is made of spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage only in the adult. Direct causes of hemorrhage, such as local infection, septicemia, neoplasm and trauma, have been eliminated. Using this criterion, a review of the literature uncovered 22 cases previously reported, to which the two new cases herein described are added. The 24 cases are listed in table 1.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 58 year old white female was admitted to the hospital in March, 1950. She had been asymptomatic except for a history of hypertension for several years and a mild, nonproductive cough for a few...Bibliography1. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 2, 1952.From the Departments of Pathology and Medicine, The St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, N. Y. 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