[Clinical aspects and therapy of Sheehan's syndrome and its special forms].
Sometimes the Sheehan-syndrome appears in form of a partial insufficiency and sometimes also with atypical symptomatology. From this result diagnostic and therapeutic consequences, the peculiarities of which are exhibited. The acute form of the course is dangerous. It makes necessary the use of a specific emergency treatment, whereby the result of the highly threatening condition depends on its consequent application. When a competent therapy is carried out the life expectancy of female patients suffering from the Sheehan-syndrome is no more to be regarded as reduced.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine; D011241:Prednisone
Klinik und Therapie des Sheehan-Syndroms und seiner Sonderformen