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adrenal calcifications
Tuesday 15 February 2005
Calcifications of the adrenal glands are found in several defined settings but most notably Wolman disease and resolving adrenal hemorrhage.
There are also individual reports of adrenal calcifications in association with congenital nephrotic syndrome, as a sequela to congenital infections, congenital heart disease and BWS.
Etiology
adrenal Wolman disease
post-adrenal necrosis
- adrenal ischemia
giant adrenal pseudocyst
hemodialysis patients (15632359)
congenital nephrotic syndrome (2206877)
AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii infection (2104720)
adrenal tumors
- adrenal neuroblastoma
See also
adrenal lesions
Calcifications