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Adrenal hemorrhage causes
Introduction
Causes
Causes
Adrenal hemorrhage occurs secondary to both traumatic conditions and atraumatic conditions. Atraumatic causes of adrenal hemorrhage include:
- Stress
- Hemorrhagic diathesis or coagulopathy
- Neonatal stress
- Underlying adrenal tumors
- Idiopathic disease
WFS can also be caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, a common bacterial pathogen typically associated with meningitis in the adult and elderly population.[1] Staphylococcus aureus has recently also been implicated in pediatric WFS.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Kumar V, Abbas A, Fausto N (2005). Robins and Coltran: Pathological Basis of Disease (7th ed.). Elsevier. pp. pp. 1214&ndash, 5. ISBN 978-0721601878.
- ↑ Adem P, Montgomery C, Husain A, Koogler T, Arangelovich V, Humilier M, Boyle-Vavra S, Daum R (2005). “Staphylococcus aureus sepsis and the Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome in children”. N Engl J Med. 353 (12): 1245–51. PMID 16177250.
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