Sheehan Syndrome Associated With Raised Intracranial Pressure

Abstract

This case supports a causal role of hypocortisolism in IH. The authors are unaware of previous reports of hypocortisolism caused by SS leading to IH.

Sheehan’s syndrome in Xinjiang: Clinical characteristics and laboratory evaluation of 97 patients

“…4,7,[10][11][12] The clinical manifestations include non-specific complaints such as asthenia, weakness and fatigue, signs of loss of axillary or pubic hair, dry skin, hypopigmentation, hypotension, hypoglycemia and other hypopituitarism symptoms. [13][14][15][16][17] In our study, the diagnosis delay of Sheehan's syndrome was 1 month to 35 years and the mean duration was 9.1±9.5 years. We found that massive bleeding at delivery, failure to resume menstruation, agalactia and signs of axillary or pubic hair loss were very important clues for identification of Sheehan's syndrome.…”