Sheehan syndrome is a rare disorder of postpartum panhypopituitarism occurring secondary to ischemia and subsequent necrosis of the pituitary gland, classically associated with sever...
Suspect syndrome in postpartum patient with hypotension, hypoglycemia, and/or lack of milk production (2).
Patients may initially present with
Failure to lactate or difficulty with la...
Complete loss of pituitary function is life-threatening and requires immediate treatment.
Hypocortisolism: Hydrocortisone is replaced first to avoid adrenal crisis. ...
Diri H, Karaca Z, Tanriverdi F, et al. Sheehan’s syndrome: new insights into an old disease. Endocrine. 2016;51(1):22–31. [View Abstract on OvidMedline]
Gokalp D, Alpagat G, Tu...
Sheehan syndrome is a rare disorder of postpartum panhypopituitarism due to ischemia and subsequent necrosis of the pituitary gland classically secondary to severe postpartum hemorrhag...
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