A young woman with a severe bilateral pneumonia as the presenting sign of an adrenal carcinoma

S A J Chamuleau; E P M Corssmit; A M Pereira; B T J van de Berg; C E H Siegert

A young woman with a severe bilateral pneumonia as the presenting sign of an adrenal carcinoma

S A J Chamuleau, E P M Corssmit, A M Pereira, B T J van de Berg, C E H Siegert

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Abstract

A severe bilateral, culture-negative pneumonia was diagnosed in a 22-year-old woman. Additional diagnostic procedures accidentally revealed a large adrenal carcinoma and hypercortisolism. The adrenal carcinoma was surgically removed, and she received mitotane treatment. This severe and life-threatening infection was the first sign of an immunosuppressive state as part of Cushing's syndrome due to the adrenal carcinoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Medicine
Volume	66
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Adult
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Carcinoma
Cushing Syndrome
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Mitotane
Pneumonia

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A young woman with a severe bilateral pneumonia as the presenting sign of an adrenal carcinoma

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