Pheochromocytoma, sickle cell disease and pregnancy: a case report.
Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting tumors with a 2-4% maternal morbidity rate and a fetal loss rate of 11%. Sickle cell disease is also associated with increased maternal and fetal mortality. We report the first case of a primigravid woman with both conditions and a successful pregnancy outcome.
National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
J C
JC
Donnelly
S M
SM
Cooley
M P
MP
O'Connell
J F
JF
Murphy
D P
DP
Keane
D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications