Synonym(s)
Necrosis post partum necrosis; Post partum necrosis (Sheehan); Reye-Sheehan syndrome; Simmonds Cachexia; Simmonds' disease
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Postpartum anterior pituitary insufficiency due to necrosis.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
- Accommodation/General: Increasing fatigue, loss of appetite, adynamic.
- Skin lesions: Alabaster-like skin colour, loss of pigmentation on the nipples and in the genital region, loss of axillary and pubic hair and lateral eyebrows.
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