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CC BY 4.0 · Surg J (N Y) 2022; 08(01): e92-e97
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1743523
Review Article

Current Approach for Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Tuberculosis—Our Experience and Review of Literature

Stuti Gupta
1   Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Md Abu Masud Ansari
2   Department of Surgery, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Arun Kumar Gupta
2   Department of Surgery, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Poras Chaudhary
2   Department of Surgery, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Lalit Kumar Bansal 
2   Department of Surgery, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Addison's disease was first described by Thomas Addison in 1855. He demonstrated the destruction of bilateral adrenal gland by tuberculosis (TB) in six patients. Since then, the incidence of TB has declined in the Western world, but in developing countries, it is still the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency. Because of the introduction of antituberculous chemotherapy, the incidence of adrenal TB has been declined in the past decades. The most common symptoms are nonspecific; therefore, diagnosis is often delayed, and patients may first present with a life-threatening adrenal crisis. The most commonly identified organism for adrenal failure in adrenal TB is Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Adrenal TB involves bilateral adrenal glands more frequently than unilateral glands. Computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are useful investigations to differentiate between tuberculous Addison's disease and the other causes of adrenal insufficiency. In CT scans or MRI, features of adrenal TB are bilateral adrenal enlargement and peripheral rim enhancement with or without calcifications. Antituberculous drugs, biochemical monitoring of adrenal function, and steroid therapy are essential for the management of adrenal TB and adrenal insufficiency. Here, we describe a case of adrenal TB with abscess formation followed by a review of the current literature of adrenal TB for better diagnosis and management of this condition.

Keywords

Addison's disease - adrenal tuberculosis - antituberculous therapy - adrenal insufficiency


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Eingereicht: 03. Juli 2020

Angenommen: 18. Januar 2022

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