Adrenal infarction in a healthy pregnant woman

Adrenal infarction is a very rare event but occasionally seen in hypercoagulable states. We present a case of a 31-year-old woman at 38 weeks of gestation who developed a severe upper abdominal pain and unilateral adrenal infarction due to thrombosis of the adrenal vein. The only thrombogenic factor...

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Published inObstetric medicine Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 90 - 92
Main Authors Sormunen-Harju, Heidi, Sarvas, Krista, Matikainen, Niina, Sarvilinna, Nanna, Laitinen, E Kalevi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2016
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Abdomen
Adrenal glands
Case Reports
Endocrinology
Pregnancy
Thrombosis
thrombophilia
adrenal infarction
Endocrinology
pregnancy
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Summary:Adrenal infarction is a very rare event but occasionally seen in hypercoagulable states. We present a case of a 31-year-old woman at 38 weeks of gestation who developed a severe upper abdominal pain and unilateral adrenal infarction due to thrombosis of the adrenal vein. The only thrombogenic factor found was pregnancy. The case highlights that adrenal infarction may complicate a normal pregnancy and should be included in the differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen in pregnancy.
ISSN:1753-495X
1753-4968
DOI:10.1177/1753495X15627959