Hypopituitarism following envenoming by Russell's Vipers (Daboia siamensis and D. russelii) resembling Sheehan's syndrome: First case report from Sri Lanka, a review of the literature and recommendations for endocrine management

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-108

  Antonypillai, C N ^a   Wass, J A H ^a   Warrell, D A ^b   Rajaratnam, H N ^c  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c New Nawaloka Hospitals (Pvt) Limited   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOTROPIN; DESMOPRESSIN; DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREDNISOLONE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VASOPRESSIN; VIPER VENOM;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DABOIA RUSSELII; DABOIA SIAMENSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENVENOMATION; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GYNECOMASTIA; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SRI LANKA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751695493     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq214     Document Type: Review

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