The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Adrenal Medulla

Letters and Corrections1 August 1986The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Adrenal MedullaCAROL D. WEISS, M.D.CAROL D. WEISS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-2-300_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Several reports over the past few years have called attention to the striking incidence of adrenal gland disease in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (1-4). Adrenal inflammation, often with severe hemorrhagic necrosis, has been commonly observed at autopsy, frequently in association with coexistent cytomegalovirus infection of the gland. Similarly, adrenal insufficiency has been reported in patients with AIDS (5).In reviewing the autopsy reports of 32 patients with AIDS who died at St. Vincent's Hospital in the years 1981 to 1985, I found 15 cases with reported adrenal disease. All but 1 were associated with...References1. KLEINMANNFRIEDLANSURKS RDGM. Adrenocortical function in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1983;99:566. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MACHERREICHERTSTRAUSS ACS. Death in the AIDS patient: role of cytomegalovirus. N Engl J Med. 1983;309:1454. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. TAPPERHEIDRUNLERNERAL' KHAFAJISEITZMAN MZCKP. Adrenal necrosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:239-41. LinkGoogle Scholar4. GREENECOLEGREENE LWJ. Adrenal insufficiency as a complication of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:497-8. LinkGoogle Scholar5. GUENTHNERRABINOWEVAN NIELNAFTILANDLUTHY ESAAR. Primary Addison's disease in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:847-8. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CAROL D. WEISS, M.D.Affiliations: St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center New York, NY 10011 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe HPA Axis and HIV InfectionInsuffisance surrénale périphérique au cours du sidaEndocrine Implications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionThe adrenal gland in AIDSHyponatremia in hospitalized patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the AIDS-Related complexEndocrine Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) InfectionMycobacterium avium-intracellulare and adrenal insufficiency in AIDSPathology of the pituitary gland in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 1 August 1986Volume 105, Issue 2Page: 300-300KeywordsAIDSAdrenal glandsAutopsyCytomegalovirus infectionHIVInflammationNecrosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...