Delayed presentation of Sheehan's syndrome: a case report.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Sheehan's syndrome, though rare, is still one of the commonest causes of hypopituitarism in developing countries like ours. The clinical presentation is variable with abrupt or insidiously developing pituitary insufficiency after a heavy intrapartum or postpartum haemorrhage. We present an elderly lady with this syndrome who had slowly progressive panhypopituitarism 24 years after a severe haemorrhage associated with the delivery of triplets.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Empty Sella Syndrome
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Postpartum Hemorrhage
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Hypopituitarism
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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