[Idiopathic antehypophyseal insufficiency in the elderly: apropos of 6 cases].

The diagnosis of idiopathic hypopituitarism in the elderly is difficult and often unrecognized. We report 6 cases.

[Frequency of adrenal hemorrhage in fatal forms of purpura fulminans in children. Etiopathogenic and therapeutic considerations].

Between 1971 and 1985, 43 children died of purpura fulminans in our intensive care unit: 11 had autopsy and adrenal haemorrhage was observed in 8 (73%). All these patients had an extensive purpura and a severe disseminated intravascular coagulation. Our series confirms the findings of previous studies: 69 autopsies showed 51 cases (74%) of macroscopic adrenal haemorrhage.