Adrenal calcification - bilateral

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad , 24 Jun 2013
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 28 Sep 2015

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Bilateral adrenalAdrenal calcification (bilateral)
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
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Backache, referred for spine radiographs.
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Adrenal calcification is not a rare finding in healthy asymptomatic asymptomatic people, and is usually the result of previous haemorrhage, or or tuberculosis (TB). 

  • -<p><strong>Adrenal calcification</strong> is not a rare finding in healthy asymptomatic people, and is usually the result of previous haemorrhage, or tuberculosis (TB). </p>
  • +<p><strong>Adrenal calcification</strong> is not a rare finding in asymptomatic people, and is usually the result of previous haemorrhage or tuberculosis (TB). </p>

Tags changed:

  • abdominal radiograph

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Findings was changed:

Bilateral calcification in the suprarenal region, related to the adrenal glands.

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