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Oligohydramnios in a pregnant woman with Cushing's syndrome caused by an adrenocortical adenoma |
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| Authors: | Pieter C. M. De Groot Inge L. Van Kamp Evert J. K. Zweers Cor D. De Kroon Willem J. Van Wijngaarden |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlandspcmdegroot@yahoo.co.uk;3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands;4. Department of Internal Medicine, Ziekenhuis Bronovo, Bronovolaan 5, 2597 AX, The Hague, The Netherlands;5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ziekenhuis Bronovo, Bronovolaan 5, 2597 AX, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | A 28-year-old primigravida with severe oligohydramnios and pre-eclamptic symptoms was found to have Cushing's syndrome caused by an adrenocortical tumor. After meternal therapy the amniotic volume normalised, but the fetus succumbed. As clinical features of pre-eclampsia and Cushing's syndrome may overlap, diagnosis can be delayed or even missed. |
| Keywords: | Cushing's syndrome oligohydramnios pregnancy adrenocortical adenoma hypertension |