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Maroc Medical. 2012; 34 (1): 62-65
en Francés
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-152114
2.
LJM-Libyan Journal of Medicine. 2009; 4 (2): 81-82
en Inglés
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-146555
RESUMEN
Post-partum pituitary necrosis [Sheehan's syndrome] is a rare complication of post-partum hemorrhage. The diagnosis can be erratic and often delayed. In this case report of Sheehan's syndrome in the post-partum period, the signs were characterized by agalactia, severe hypoglycemia, and low serum levels of thyroid hormones, cortico-adrenal hormones, and gonadotrophin [FSH, LH]. The hypophyseal magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of hypopituitarism secondary to pituitary necrosis