Refractory collapse and severe burn: Think about acute adrenal insufficiency.

Journal: The American journal of emergency medicine
Published Date: Dec 29, 2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a rare endocrine disorder, which can in its acute form be life-threatening in case of late diagnosis or treatment. The stress during a thermal burn can easily decompensate the AI. We report the case of an acute adrenal insufficiency (AAI) discovered following a refractory collapse occurred after a severe thermal burn.

Authors

  • Ismail Aissa
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Souissi-Med V, Rabat, Morocco. Electronic address: aissa660@gmail.com.
  • Mohammed Meziane
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Souissi-Med V, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Abdelghafour El Koundi
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Souissi-Med V, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Mustapha Bensghir
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Souissi-Med V, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Samir Siah
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Souissi-Med V, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Salim Jaafar Alaoui
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Hospital Med V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Souissi-Med V, Rabat, Morocco.

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