PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ibrahim, Abdulsalam S.
AU  - Latif, Ali H.
TI  - Acute pancreatitis complicated by spontaneous unilateral adrenal hemorrhage
DP  - 2002 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 735--737
VI  - 23
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/6/735.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/6/735.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2002 Jun 01; 23
AB  - 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.