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Case Report

Bilateral adrenal haemorrhage after a high energetic trauma: a case report and review of current literature

N. JimidarDepartments of Critical Care Medicine, Hepatobiliary, Transplantation and Endocrine Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium;
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D. YsebaertDepartments of Critical Care Medicine and Endocrinology, Antwerp University Hospital University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium;
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M. TwicklerDepartments of Critical Care Medicine and Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium;
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M. SpinhovenDepartments of Critical Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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K. DamsDepartments of Critical Care Medicine, Hepatobiliary, Transplantation and Endocrine Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-122X
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P. G. JorensDepartments of Critical Care Medicine, Hepatobiliary, Transplantation and Endocrine Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 131-135 | Received 26 May 2018, Accepted 12 Aug 2018, Published online: 01 Oct 2018

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