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Sheehan’s syndrome: A syndrome becoming rare due to improved obstetric care
Date
2020
Abstract
Sheehan’s syndrome occurs as a result of ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland due to postpartum hemorrhage and was first described in 1937. Improvement of obstetric care including availability of blood products has led to a reduction in the prevalence of Sheehan’s syndrome by seventy-five percent (75%) in the past half century in developed nations.1 Symptoms usually develop years after delivery with one study reporting a mean duration between time of diagnosis and date of last delivery was 26.8 +/- 2.52 years.2 The delay in symptom onset can lead to delayed or misdiagnosis which occurred in this case.
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Description
peer-reviewed
Publisher
Irish Medical Organisation (IMO)
Citation
Irish Medical Journal;113, 8 P166