A case of acute Sheehan's syndrome and literature review: a rare but life-threatening complication of postpartum hemorrhage

• Main Authors: Shinya Matsuzaki (Author), Masayuki Endo (Author), Yutaka Ueda (Author), Kazuya Mimura (Author), Aiko Kakigano (Author), Tomomi Egawa-Takata (Author), Keiichi Kumasawa (Author), Kiyoshi Yoshino (Author), Tadashi Kimura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sheehan's syndrome occurs because of severe postpartum hemorrhage causing ischemic pituitary necrosis. Sheehan's syndrome is a well-known condition that is generally diagnosed several years postpartum. However, acute Sheehan's syndrome is rare, and clinicians have...