Sheehan's syndrome associated with pancytopenia due to marrow aplasia; full recovery with hormone replacement therapy

Ozdogan M., Yazicioglu G., Karadogan I., Cevikol C., Karayalcin U., Undar L.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.58, sa.5, ss.533-535, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00059.x
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.533-535
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sheehan's syndrome, pancytopenia, SUBSTITUTION THERAPY, GROWTH-HORMONE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We describe a 52-year-old woman with pancytopenia associated with Sheehan's syndrome, whose presenting feature was severe malaise and syncope after a psychological stress. Hormonal replacement therapy alone (with L-thyroxine and prednisolone) produced clinical and full haematological recovery. This is a very rare case of Sheehan's syndrome because the diagnosis was delayed for 27 years after delivery, and it was associated with pancytopenia.