Abstract
Sheehan's syndrome (SS), previously known as Simmond's disease (pituitary cachexia), is a rare condition characterized by infarction and necrosis of the anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis) due to postdelivery hemorrhage.
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Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (2010). Sheehan Syndrome (Postpartum Hypopituitarism). In: Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (eds) Internal Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03709-2_43
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