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Noun Concept
Categories: Obstetrics, Pituitary disorders, Syndromes
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Sheehan's syndrome  Postpartum Hypopituitarism  Sheehan syndrome  Sheehan’s syndrome  Shehan syndrome
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Sheehan's syndrome, also known as postpartum pituitary gland necrosis, occurs when the pituitary gland is damaged due to significant blood loss and hypovolemic shock usually during or after childbirth leading to decreased functioning of the pituitary gland. Wikipedia
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Sheehan's syndrome, also known as postpartum pituitary gland necrosis, occurs when the pituitary gland is damaged due to significant blood loss and hypovolemic shock usually during or after childbirth leading to decreased functioning of the pituitary gland. Wikipedia
Human disease Wikidata
IS A
postpartum disorder
hypopituitarism
necrosis of pituitary
Simmonds' cachexia
HAS CAUSE
bleeding
complications of pregnancy
hypovolemic shock
UK
гіповолемічний шок
HEALTH SPECIALTY
endocrinology
obstetrics and gynaecology
NAMED AFTER
Harold Leeming Sheehan
NAMED BY
Harold Leeming Sheehan
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Sheehan's syndrome
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Sheehan's syndrome
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Postpartum hypopituitarism, Sheehan syndrome, Sheehan’s syndrome, Shehan syndrome, Simmond's disease, Simmond's syndrome, Simmonds' disease, Simmonds' syndrome
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Postpartum Hypopituitarism, Sheehan syndrome

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