Division
East Florida
Hospital
HCA Florida Westside Hospital
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
Sheehan syndrome, post-partum hemorrhage, pituitary diseases
Disciplines
Endocrine System Diseases | Endocrinology | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases
Abstract
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Sheehan syndrome is defined as ischemic necrosis of pituitary gland following massive postpartum hemorrhage leading to panhypopituitarism. It has an insidious course with multitude of presentations. The majority of cases remain undiagnosed for many years after the delivery with average time following postpartum hemorrhage to diagnosis of Sheehan syndrome is believed to be almost 13 years according to one study. Here, we present a unique case of late onset of Sheehan syndrome 23 years after the last childbirth which was complicated by hemorrhage. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of onset of disease after more than 20 years.
Recommended Citation
Dosunmu, Igbayilola; Alvi, Ali Tariq; Kaufman, Sarah; and Malik, Ayesha, "Late Onset Sheehan Syndrome 23 Years After Post-Partum Hemorrhage" (2023). East Florida Research Day 2023. 10.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/eastflorida2023/10
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