Histopathological Changes in Adrenal Glands in a Case of Severe Burn Injury

Adrenal glands are two small glands sitting over the two kidneys like a cap but taking a lot of burden, that tantamount to the major organs of our body; be it supporting and controlling our fright, flight, and fear of keeping our blood electrolytes normal. It is a very basic organ supporting human life in every aspect. So when this very human life brinks at the teetering edge, for example as in a case of a severe burn, this gland will undergo certain documentable changes to influence inevitable cascades boosting up the vital physiological processes of life. According to the National crime Research Bureau (NCRB) report of 2002 over 30, 000 people died in India due to burn injuries, thereby contributing 9% of the total deaths. In various literatures, the glands and its immense endocrinally mediated effects on the body following a severe burn has been mentioned before. But here we are going to present the conspicuous histopathological changes in the Adrenalglands, following severe burn injury of a deceased female upon whom the autopsy was performed, to throw light over the pathophysiological aspects of severe burn injury from a different perspective.