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[Current aspect of Sheehan's syndrome. 20 cases]
The 20 women investigated were 22 to 59 years old (average 35.9 +/- 2.3 years) when the diagnosis of Sheehan's syndrome was confirmed. Fourteen had had previous pregnancies, 6 were primiparas; average parity was 4. The patients were delivered in hospital, in France, in 14 cases, and abroad (Algeria, Portugal) at home in 6 cases. A history of severe haemorrhage during delivery was recorded in all but 2 cases. This was serious enough to warrant hysterectomy in 2 cases. Agalactia and amenorrhea were observed in all but 1 case in the immediate post-partum period. Transient polyuria and polydipsia occurred in 3 patients. In the months following birth, most women lead restricted lives; they were apathetic, asthenic and indifferent. The diagnosis was established under three different circumstances: in the majority (15/20) on clinical grounds, in 3 cases after acute adrenal failure, in 2 cases, fortuitously. Clinical examination showed signs of global anterior hypophyseal insufficiency involving thyroid, adrenal and gonad stimulating hormones in 14 cases; in 6 cases, the pituitary failure was dissociated. Corticotrophin, somatotropin and prolactin deficiencies were observed in all patients; gonadotrophin (17/20) and thyrotrophin (16/20) deficiencies were common. The diagnosis was confirmed less than 1 month (2 cases) to over 12 years (7 cases) after obstetric haemorrhage (average 6.9 +/- 1.9 years). No correlation was observed between the severity of the syndrome and this time interval. The short term outcome was favourable with return of menstruation and even pregnancy in one patient.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
The 20 women investigated were 22 to 59 years old (average 35.9 +/- 2.3 years) when the diagnosis of Sheehan's syndrome was confirmed. Fourteen had had previous pregnancies, 6 were primiparas; average parity was 4. The patients were delivered in hospital, in France, in 14 cases, and abroad (Algeria, Portugal) at home in 6 cases. A history of severe haemorrhage during delivery was recorded in all but 2 cases. This was serious enough to warrant hysterectomy in 2 cases. Agalactia and amenorrhea were observed in all but 1 case in the immediate post-partum period. Transient polyuria and polydipsia occurred in 3 patients. In the months following birth, most women lead restricted lives; they were apathetic, asthenic and indifferent. The diagnosis was established under three different circumstances: in the majority (15/20) on clinical grounds, in 3 cases after acute adrenal failure, in 2 cases, fortuitously. Clinical examination showed signs of global anterior hypophyseal insufficiency involving thyroid, adrenal and gonad stimulating hormones in 14 cases; in 6 cases, the pituitary failure was dissociated. Corticotrophin, somatotropin and prolactin deficiencies were observed in all patients; gonadotrophin (17/20) and thyrotrophin (16/20) deficiencies were common. The diagnosis was confirmed less than 1 month (2 cases) to over 12 years (7 cases) after obstetric haemorrhage (average 6.9 +/- 1.9 years). No correlation was observed between the severity of the syndrome and this time interval. The short term outcome was favourable with return of menstruation and even pregnancy in one patient.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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