title: Primary aldosteronism caused by aldosterone-producing adenoma in pregnancy--complicated by EPH gestosis.
abstract: Pregnancy in conjunction with primary aldosteronism is an unusual occurrence. We report a 28-year-old woman who presented with mild hypertension and hypokalemia as manifestations of primary aldosteronism caused by an aldosterone-producing adenoma in the left adrenal gland during pregnancy. Although the diagnosis was straightforward, the patient refused to undergo the proposed operation during the second trimester of her pregnancy. She was not admitted to hospital until she developed EPH gestosis in the 27th week of gestation, which had an unfavourable outcome for the infant who died nine days after delivery. The patient underwent a laparoscopic adrenalectomy which resulted in normalization of blood pressure and blood potassium levels. In cases of aldosterone-producing adenoma, surgery in the second trimester is the most appropriate option to avoid a poor obstetric outcome.
authors.affiliation: Internal Clinic, F. D. Roosevelt's Hospital, Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreze
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kothaj
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobáková
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rohon
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal