Addison's disease and pregnancy: case report
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Addison's disease and pregnancy: case report
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Pregnancy; addison’s disease; adrenal crisis; steroids.
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