Idiopathic adrenal hemorrhage

Am J Med Sci. 2000 May;319(5):340-2. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200005000-00013.

Abstract

A case of idiopathic adrenal hemorrhage is reported. A 76-year-old woman exhibited a left adrenal tumor, 3 cm in diameter, on abdominal computed tomography. The patient was receiving aspirin medication for atrial fibrillation. There was no evidence of increased adrenal hormones. The mass enlarged to 6 cm in diameter within 18 months, and malignancy was suspected. The mass was diagnosed as adrenal hematoma by operative findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / etiology
  • Aged
  • Aspirin / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Hematoma / diagnosis*
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans

Substances

  • Aspirin