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Incidentally Discovered Aldosterone and Cortisol Cosecreting Adrenal Cortical Adenoma
Ji Yun Bae, Jihyun Lee, Yeji Han, Seog Ki Min, Min-Sun Cho, Yeon-Ah Sung
Ewha Med J 2015;38(3):129-132.   Published online October 31, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2015.38.3.129

A substantial proportion of adrenal incidentalomas demonstrates subtle hormonal hypersecretion; however, adenomas that cosecrete aldosterone and cortisol are rare. We here report a case of an adrenal mass that was incidentally detected on a computed tomography scan in a 57-year-old man. The patient had a 10-year history of diabetes mellitus and a 5-year history of hypertension. Evaluation revealed hyperaldosteronemia with an elevated plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio, hypokalemia, unsuppressed cortisol after dexamethasone administration, and elevated urinary free cortisol concentration. The appearance of the right adrenalectomy specimen indicated adrenal adenoma. Postoperatively, the blood glucose and blood pressure control improved and the urinary cortisol and aldosterone-to-renin ratio normalized. A complete endocrine evaluation in patients with incidentally discovered adrenal masses should be performed, even if the patient has a long-standing history of hypertension and diabetes, to avoid any postoperative adrenal crises.

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Rectus Abdominis Muscle Tuberculosis Involving Lung and Endometrium
Ji Yoon Kim, Eun Mi Chun, Jihyun Lee, Yookyung Kim, Sun Hee Sung, Yun Hwan Kim
Ewha Med J 2015;38(2):76-79.   Published online July 29, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2015.38.2.76

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis usually involves the pleura, central nervous system, lymphatic system, genitourinary system and bone with joint. There are few reports about pulmonary tuberculosis involving the endometrium and muscle. A 32-year-old woman who had intact immunity visited hospital due to menorrhagia, and was diagnosed with endometrial tuberculosis. The patient also had a painless abdominal mass about for 1 year before she came to the hospital. She was diagnosed with rectus abdominis muscle tuberculosis, endometrial tuberculosis, and pulmonary tuberculosis at the same time. We report a case of endometrial tuberculosis accompanied with rectus abdominis muscle and pulmonary tuberculosis in a non-immunosuppressed person.

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