Street Sally, Dekker Nitert Marloes, Callaway Leonie K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Redland Hospital, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia.
University of Queensland School of Medicine, Herston, Queensland, Australia University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
BMJ Case Rep. 2016 May 17;2016:bcr2016215096. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215096.
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.