Key result
Unilateral adrenal infarction due to adrenal vein thrombosis can complicate a normal pregnancy.
Why the study?
Adrenal infarction is a very rare event occasionally seen in hypercoagulable states, with limited data on its occurrence during normal pregnancy.
Case Report (n=1)
Adrenal infarction should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in pregnant women, as it can complicate a normal pregnancy.
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Adrenal infarction may complicate normal pregnancy; single case leaves open its inclusion in the acute abdomen differential.
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.
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Sormunen‐Harju et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Adrenal infarction (n=1). Pregnancy was evaluated on Adrenal infarction due to thrombosis of the adrenal vein. A 31-year-old pregnant woman developed unilateral adrenal infarction due to adrenal vein thrombosis, highlighting that this rare event can complicate a normal pregnancy.
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