Panhypopituitarism secondary to Sheehan syndrome
Keywords:
Sheehan syndrome, pituitary gland, pan hypopituitarism treatmentAbstract
Introduction: In pregnancy arise significant Adaptive changesas a result of the relationship between the mo-ther, theplacenta and the fetus. Anatomical and histological; changesare given in the pituitary gland even the glandular volumecan be increased. Sheehan syndrome occurs secondarily toan obstetric hemorrhage, causing a severe circulatorycollapse, which predisposes to ischemia of the pituitarygland.
Objective: To describe a case of bread secondaryHypopituitarism Sheehan syndrome.
Material and methods: Retrospective descriptive study, clinical case presentation.
Results: The case arises from a young patient who wasadmitted at the service of internal medicine by alterations inthe level of consciousness with decrease in response toverbal and painful stimuli, presented to the physical absenceof axillary and pubic hair. Analyzed the clinicalmanifestations, laboratory and Imaging tests; that allowed asystematic review of the medical literature. The items weretaken into account with greater consistency in the describedclinical presentation; allowing know the epidemiology,etiology, clinical and propose diagnostic and therapeuticstrategies for emerging management and subsequent followup of patients with this type of pathology.
Conclusion: The bread secondary Hypopituitarism Sheehan syndrome is acondition that demands of clinical suspicion to make anearly diagnosis and prompt treatment to prevent theassociated complications.
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