Acute pancreatitis complicated by spontaneous unilateral adrenal hemorrhage

Authors

• Abdulsalam S. Ibrahim, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. Tel. +974 4392488. Fax. +974 4392273. E-mail: salam145{at}hotmail.com
• Ali H. Latif, Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

A 52-year-old lady with a history of hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy and diabetes mellitus type 2, presented with severe upper abdominal pain and vomiting of 4 hours duration. Acute pancreatitis was diagnosed based on high serum amylase and an abdominal computerized tomography scan. On the 3rd day she developed fever, increasing abdominal pain and shortness of breath. A repeated computerized tomography scan showed severe pancreatic necrosis and right adrenal hemorrhage.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

735

Last Page

737

Recommended Citation

Ibrahim, Abdulsalam S. and Latif, Ali H. (2002) "Acute pancreatitis complicated by spontaneous unilateral adrenal hemorrhage," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 23: Iss. 6, Article 23.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1742