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Acute Transient Stress Induced Adrenal Hypertrophy and Adrenal Medullary Hyperactivity.
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Objectives: Adrenal gland hypertrophy can be related to acute stress with abnormal adrenal function tests. It may not always need treatment. Material and methods: An acute presentation of adrenal gland hypertrophy following an abdominal emergency, with subsequent hypoadrenalism was investigated. Results: Adrenal medullary and cortical function fully recovered without treatment. Conclusions: We postulate that the adrenal glands became enlarged and hypertrophied during an acute stress event, possibly caused by acute adrenal medullary hypersecretion and subsequent cortical hyposecretion. A wait and watch policy should be followed if no other clinical symptoms and signs of adrenal disease are present. CT scan remains an important diagnostic tool.
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2015
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Adrenal Gland Hypertrophy, Stress Related Hypertension, Transient Adrenal Medullary Hyperactivity
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Vikram G Arella et al. (2015) ‘Acute Transient Stress Induced Adrenal Hypertrophy and Adrenal Medullary Hyperactivity’, European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2015), (1). doi: 10.12890/2015pass:[_]000257.
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