Sheehan's syndrome: Differential diagnosis in the acute phase

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-266

  Dejager, S ^a   Gerber, S ^a   Foubert, L ^a   Turpin, G ^a  

^a Service du Pr G Turpin   (France)

Author keywords

Lymphocitic hypophysitis; MRI; Pituitary apoplexy; Postpartum and Sheehan's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SIMULATION; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0031868312     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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