Hypopituitarism following complicated child birth (Sheehan's syndrome).
We describe two patients with hypopituitarism and a history of severe bleeding or hypotensive shock at the time of child birth. Both patients had a decrease of all or some endocrine functions of the anterior pituitary. Although the frequency of Sheehan's syndrome is low in developed countries, it should still be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypopituitarism. An interval of many years between delivery and time of diagnosis does not exclude the diagnosis.
Slee
P H
PH
Department of Internal Medicine, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein.
Rensma
P L
PL
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*