The adrenal gland in pregnancy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1956 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Irish Journal of Medical Science, volume 31, pages 160-167 (eissn: 0021-1265,

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Authors: A P, BARRY; D, MEAGHER; F, GEOGHEGAN;

doi: 10.1007/bf02946801

pmid: 13318768

The adrenal gland in pregnancy

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(1) The physiology of the adrenal gland is briefly outlined, with special reference to pregnancy. (2) The clinical picture of acute adrenal insufficiency in pregnancy is described. (3) The hypothesis is put forward that fatalities from eclampsia, previously attributed to cardiac failure, are, in fact, due to adrenal insufficiency. (4) The management of acute adrenal insufficiency in pregnancy is described. (5) Seven cases of adrenal failure in pregnancy are described.

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University College Dublin
Ireland
National Maternity Hospital
Ireland

Keywords

Adrenal Cortex Diseases, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy, Adrenal Glands, Adrenal Cortex, Humans, Female

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