Open AccessAdrenal crisis precipitated by influenza A led to the diagnosis of Sheehan's syndrome 18 years after postpartum hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Taniguchi Jumpei,
Sugawara Hitoshi,
Yamada Hodaka,
Yoshida Katsuyuki,
Kurihara Ibuki,
Yoshida Masashi,
Ishii Akira,
Fukuchi Takahiko,
Fujimoto Wilfred Y.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3355
Subject(s) - sheehan's syndrome , medicine , adrenal crisis , pediatrics , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , hypopituitarism , adrenal insufficiency , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Physicians must recognize and treat adrenal crisis that may occur with acute viral illnesses such as influenza in women with Sheehan’s syndrome that has been undiagnosed and hence untreated, sometimes for many years, after postpartum hemorrhage.