Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763351 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Sheehan's syndrome is a well described entity that refers to hypopituitarism with pituitary infarction secondary to postpartum shock or hemorrhage. Antepartum pituitary infarction is a very rare condition that has been reported only in patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled gestational diabetes. A case of severe, acute hypopituitarism in the setting of hemorrhagic shock from a gunshot wound is presented. Our case report highlights the importance of including hypopituitarism in the differential diagnosis of a critically ill parturient.
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Authors
José L. Díaz-Gómez, Todd Seigel, Ulrich Schmidt, Richard M. Pino, Edward A. Bittner,