Acute Sheehan syndrome following massive postpartum hemorrhage due to vulvar hematoma

• Main Authors: Wataru Saito, MD (Author), Kuniaki Ota, MD, PhD (Author), Toshifumi Takahashi, MD, PhD (Author), Mika Sugihara, MD, PhD (Author), Takehiko Matsuyama, MD, PhD (Author), Yoshiaki Ota, MD, PhD (Author), Koichiro Shimoya, MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute Sheehan syndrome appearing within 6 weeks postpartum is a rare form of hypopituitarism caused by postpartum hemorrhage. A 37-year-old Japanese woman experienced a vulvar hematoma after spontaneous labor at 40 weeks gestation, leading to massive postpartum hemorrhage (estimated total blood loss...