A case report of prostaglandin E2 termination of pregnancy complicated by Cushing's syndrome.
A case of Cushing's syndrome caused by an adrenal adenoma seen at 10 weeks' gestation is described. The pregnancy was terminated at 18 weeks' gestation, representing the first reported case of therapeutic termination of pregnancy in Cushing's syndrome with prostaglandin E2 vaginal suppositories.
Buescher
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
McClamrock
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Adashi
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D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000652:urine; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications
D015232:Dinoprostone; D006854:Hydrocortisone