İZOLE HİPOGLİSEMİ NEDENİ: SHEEHAN SENDROMU (SS)

Giriş: Sheehan Sendromu (SS), postpartum kanamaya bağlı nadir olarak görülen ancak ciddi sonuçlara yol açabilen bir doğum komplikasyonudur. Obstetrik hemorajiye bağlı şoka sekonder gelişen bu sendrom, ön hipofiz bezinin iskemik nekrozudur. Olgu: Sunduğumuz bu vaka raporunda, sadece hipoglisemi ile acil servise başvuran ve yıllarca adrenal yetmezlik ile takip edilen hasta ele alınmıştır. Sonuç: Karşılaştığımız hastaların daha önceki tanıları ne olursa olsun; alacağımız detaylı anamnezin önemini vurgulamaktır.

THE CAUSE OF ISOLATED HYPOGLYCEMIA: SHEEHAN’S SYNDROME (SS)

Introduction: Sheehan’s Syndrome (SS) is a rare complication of postpartum hemorrhage but also it sometimes may be a serious one. This syndrome which is seen secondary to obstetric hemorrhage, is the end point of adenohypophyseal ischaemic necrosis. Case: In this case report, a patient previously diagnosed adrenal insufficiency who admitted the emergency with isolated hypoglycemia is described. Conclusion: Our goal presenting this is to emphasize the importance of a detailed anamnesis no matter what is diagnosed before.

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