Abstract: Two cases died of tuberculosis of adrenal glands were reported. The pathological findings are presented and their medico-legal significance was also discussed. In particular, emphasis is placed on the importance of histopathologic examination of the adrenal glands in the tuberculous subjects dying suddenly and in whom no obvious cause of death was found at necropsy.

Key words: sudden death, tuberculosis, adrenal gland, Addison's disease