Bmc Pregnancy Childb
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Bmc Pregnancy Childb · Jun 2017
Review Case ReportsA case of acute Sheehan's syndrome and literature review: a rare but life-threatening complication of postpartum hemorrhage.
Sheehan's syndrome occurs because of severe postpartum hemorrhage causing ischemic pituitary necrosis. Sheehan's syndrome is a well-known condition that is generally diagnosed several years postpartum. However, acute Sheehan's syndrome is rare, and clinicians have little exposure to it. It can be life-threatening. There have been no reviews of acute Sheehan's syndrome and no reports of successful pregnancies after acute Sheehan's syndrome. We present such a case, and to understand this rare condition, we have reviewed and discussed the literature pertaining to it. An electronic search for acute Sheehan's syndrome in the literature from January 1990 and May 2014 was performed. ⋯ Clinicians should be aware of the risk of acute Sheehan's syndrome after a massive postpartum hemorrhage in order to diagnose it accurately and treat it promptly.