Sheehan’s syndrome, also known as Simmond’s syndrome, postpartum apoplexy, postpartum pituitary necrosis, and postpartum panhypopituitarism syndrome, is postpartum hypopituitarism. The underlying pathology is an infarction in the adenohypophysis, resulting from excessive uterine hemorrhage and hypovolemic shock during or after parturition. This damage to the anterior pituitary leads to varying degrees of hypopituitarism. Acute loss of adenohypophysis function can prove fatal in the absence of glucocorticoid and thyroid replacement therapy, thereby necessitating lifelong hormonal replacement.
Dyselectrolytemia is one of the common presentations along with hypothyroidism and other clinical manifestations of hypopituitarism. Here is a downloadable infographic that summarizes a case report and briefly discusses this rare yet lethal condition. To download, click here!
