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DiseaseDisorder infobox | Name = Sheehan's syndrome | ICD10 = E23.0 | ICD9 = 253.2 | Sheehan syndrome, also known as Simmond's disease, postpartum hypopituitarism or postpartum pituitary necrosis is hypopituitarism (decreased functioning of the pituitary gland), caused by necrosis due to hemorrhage|blood loss and hypovolemic shock during and after childbirth. It is a rare complication of pregnancy, usually occurring after excessive blood loss; the presence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (e.g. in amniotic fluid embolism or HELLP syndrome) also appears to be a factor in its development.
med-stub Category:Endocrinology Category:Obstetrics Category:Eponymous diseases pl:Zesp%C3%B3%C5%82_Sheehana This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Sheehan's syndrome".
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