Practice of symptomatic treatment in the era of evidence-based medicine: report of 2 cases of diagnosis of Sheehan’s syndrome delayed till eighth decade

Sheehan’s syndrome, first described in 1937, is characterised by postpartum haemorrhage, pituitary necrosis, lactational failure and hypopitutarism. Presentation is variable and late presentations are not unusual due to partial ischaemic injury of the pituitary and gradual loss of endocrine function...

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Main Authors: Wani, Abdul Majid, Hussain, Waleed Mohd, Mejally, Mousa Ali Al, Banjar, Abdulhakeem Amroon, Ali, Khaled Shawkat, Khoujah, Amer Mohd, Raja, Sadeya Hanif, Bafaraj, Mazen G, Miamini, Wail Al, Akhtar, Mubeena
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047277/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22736728
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2276
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