Addison's disease and pregnancy : case report
OBJECTIVE: Addisonian crises, a rare but life-threatening event in pregnant women, may accompany stressful conditions such as labor, puerperium, infection, hyperemesis gravidarum or surgery
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of prenatal medicine. - 2007. - 3(2009), 4 vom: 30. Okt., Seite 53-4 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2009
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of prenatal medicine |
| Schlagworte: | Case Reports Pregnancy addison’s disease adrenal crisis steroids |
| Zusammenfassung: | OBJECTIVE: Addisonian crises, a rare but life-threatening event in pregnant women, may accompany stressful conditions such as labor, puerperium, infection, hyperemesis gravidarum or surgery METHODS: A 36-year-old woman, primigravida, with Addison's disease, diagnosed when she was 10 year-old and treated with cortisone and fludrocortisone. The therapy was regulated to avoid adrenal crisis during pregnancy RESULT: The woman underwent to caesarean section at 38th week and gave birth to a normal baby CONCLUSION: The successful management of pregnant women with Addison's disease, regarding her state and that of the foetus, reassures those women that nowadays Addison's disease and pregnancy are not incompatible when proper monitoring and management is provided |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 23.08.2012 Date Revised 21.10.2021 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1971-3282 |