Amniotic Fluid Embolism Triggered By Hypertensive Crisis Due to Undiagnosed Pheochromocytoma in a Pregnant Subject With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

ABSTRACT: Objective: To report an unusual case of amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) caused by undiagnosed pheochromocytoma in a pregnant subject with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1).Methods: We describe the clinical course and discuss the management of AFE in a patient with pheochromocytoma complicating...

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Main Authors: Nozomu Takahashi, MD, Koji Nishijima, MD, PhD, Makoto Orisaka, MD, PhD, Hideaki Tsuyoshi, MD, Tetsuji Kurokawa, MD, PhD, Kana Kato, MD, Aya Shirafuji, MD, Kenichiro Arakawa, MD, PhD, Kaori Hisazaki, MD, Hiroshi Tada, MD, PhD, Yoshio Yoshida, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520302418