Bilateral adrenal infarction and secondary haemorrhage in pregnancy: implications of factor V Leiden heterozygosity. A review of the literature and a case report

Bilateral adrenal infarction and secondary haemorrhage in pregnancy: implications of factor V Leiden heterozygosity. A review of the literature and a case report

Adrenal haemorrhage in pregnancy is rare but can lead to significant maternal and fetal morbidity if unrecognised. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman in her second pregnancy, who was admitted at 34 + 4 weeks of gestation with severe abdominal pain. Despite initial unremarkable assessments, f...

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Prif Awduron: Wiaam Elradi, Samreen Innayat, Ahmed Hanafy, Sharifah Naseem, Abuzar Awadelkareem, Deepika Meneni
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Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Cyfres:Clinical Medicine
Pynciau:
Adrenal haemorrhage
Adrenal insufficiency
Pregnancy
Acute abdomen
Computed tomography
Factor V Leiden
Mynediad Ar-lein:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470211825000065

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