title: Successful vaginal delivery following spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage at term.
abstract: Spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage (SAH) is a rare event in the general population, estimated to be around 0.3-1.8%. The exact incidence in pregnancy is unknown but rare. Most cases of SAH at or near term have presented with massive haemorrhage and haemodynamic instability, requiring emergency caesarean delivery or intrauterine fetal death. This is the first reported case of a successful vaginal delivery after acute, spontaneous, left adrenal haemorrhage at term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Redland Hospital, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Street
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland School of Medicine, Herston, Queensland, Australia University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Marloes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dekker Nitert
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland School of Medicine, Herston, Queensland, Australia University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia Department of Obstetric and Internal Medicine, University of Queensland School of Medicine, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Leonie K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Callaway
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D050498:Live Birth; D011247:Pregnancy; D047929:Term Birth