Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage (SAH) is seen in the absence of trauma or adrenal tumor in adrenal glands. The incidence of SAH has been reported from 0.14% to 1.1% and it usually involves the right gland. During pregnancy, idiopathic unilateral SAH has been reported rarely. We present a case which c...

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Main Authors: Narin Nasiroglu Imga, Yasemin Tutuncu, Mazhar Muslum Tuna, Berçem Ayçıçek Doğan, Dilek Berker, Serdar Guler
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912494
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author Narin Nasiroglu Imga
Yasemin Tutuncu
Mazhar Muslum Tuna
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Dilek Berker
Serdar Guler
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description Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage (SAH) is seen in the absence of trauma or adrenal tumor in adrenal glands. The incidence of SAH has been reported from 0.14% to 1.1% and it usually involves the right gland. During pregnancy, idiopathic unilateral SAH has been reported rarely. We present a case which comes to emergency department with an acute abdominal pain and the test results showed spontaneous left SAH.
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spelling doaj-art-192618a689e0467d9937ebd4a1bf7a952025-02-03T01:09:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/912494912494Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of PregnancyNarin Nasiroglu Imga0Yasemin Tutuncu1Mazhar Muslum Tuna2Berçem Ayçıçek Doğan3Dilek Berker4Serdar Guler5Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyAnkara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, 06100 Ankara, TurkeySpontaneous adrenal hemorrhage (SAH) is seen in the absence of trauma or adrenal tumor in adrenal glands. The incidence of SAH has been reported from 0.14% to 1.1% and it usually involves the right gland. During pregnancy, idiopathic unilateral SAH has been reported rarely. We present a case which comes to emergency department with an acute abdominal pain and the test results showed spontaneous left SAH.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912494
spellingShingle Narin Nasiroglu Imga
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Case Reports in Medicine
title Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
title_full Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
title_fullStr Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
title_short Idiopathic Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
title_sort idiopathic spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage in the third trimester of pregnancy
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