The changing face of Sheehan's syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 340, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 402-406

  Tessnow, Alex H ^a   Wilson, Jean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Amenorrhea; Hypopituitarism; Hypothyroidism; Postpartum hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEVOTHYROXINE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TETRACOSACTIDE; THYROTROPIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; UROSEPSIS;

EID: 78349307112     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181f8c6df     Document Type: Review

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