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Article: Without Addison disease management in pregnancy, fetal, mother risk is serious.
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- Immunotherapy Weekly
- Article date:
- December 10, 2003
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2003 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Without management of Addison disease during pregnancy, risk to fetus and mother is serious.
"Although primary adrenal failure is considered a rare condition, recent epidemiological studies indicate a rising incidence of the disease owing to the increase of autoimmune disorders," investigators in Italy report.
"Addison disease may be a life-threatening condition, and the occurrence of pregnancy has been considered as a dangerous event. Nowadays, adrenal insufficiency during pregnancy is associated with high incidence of serious fetal and maternal complications, as fetal death in utero and post-partum adrenal ...