{"title":"一名 41 岁女性患者产后大出血导致中枢性垂体功能减退并继发肾上腺功能不全","authors":"Samar Soliman","doi":"10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81072","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The case about female presented with chronic fatigue for more than 1 year with progressive weight loss and her basic blood investigations were normal and mis diagnosed as gastritis due to H-PYLORI Infection with multiple courses of antibiotics but after careful history taking a relation made between onset of her symptoms and her last complicated childbirth followed by failed lactation , so focused laboratory investigations requested to rule out pituitary infarction and secondary adrenal insufficiency which was confirmed and patient started to get the proper treatment and follow up with much improvement later on. \nIn conclusion, this case demonstrates the typical symptoms and difficulties in diagnosing Sheehan syndrome. While H. pylori infection can contribute to gastrointestinal symptoms, a thorough history taking is crucial to differentiate it from other causes of chronic fatigue and weight loss. This comprehensive approach can prevent unnecessary treatment and ensure timely diagnosis of potentially more serious conditions. It is crucial to regularly follow up and monitor patients with Sheehan syndrome to effectively administer hormone replacement therapy and identify any developing endocrine issues.","PeriodicalId":505327,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Medicine and Health","volume":"115 38","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Central Hypopituitarism with Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency after Postpartum Hemorrhage in a 41 Years Old Female Patient\",\"authors\":\"Samar Soliman\",\"doi\":\"10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81072\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"The case about female presented with chronic fatigue for more than 1 year with progressive weight loss and her basic blood investigations were normal and mis diagnosed as gastritis due to H-PYLORI Infection with multiple courses of antibiotics but after careful history taking a relation made between onset of her symptoms and her last complicated childbirth followed by failed lactation , so focused laboratory investigations requested to rule out pituitary infarction and secondary adrenal insufficiency which was confirmed and patient started to get the proper treatment and follow up with much improvement later on. \\nIn conclusion, this case demonstrates the typical symptoms and difficulties in diagnosing Sheehan syndrome. While H. pylori infection can contribute to gastrointestinal symptoms, a thorough history taking is crucial to differentiate it from other causes of chronic fatigue and weight loss. This comprehensive approach can prevent unnecessary treatment and ensure timely diagnosis of potentially more serious conditions. It is crucial to regularly follow up and monitor patients with Sheehan syndrome to effectively administer hormone replacement therapy and identify any developing endocrine issues.\",\"PeriodicalId\":505327,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Asian Journal of Medicine and Health\",\"volume\":\"115 38\",\"pages\":\"\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2024-07-19\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Asian Journal of Medicine and Health\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81072\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asian Journal of Medicine and Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81072","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Central Hypopituitarism with Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency after Postpartum Hemorrhage in a 41 Years Old Female Patient
The case about female presented with chronic fatigue for more than 1 year with progressive weight loss and her basic blood investigations were normal and mis diagnosed as gastritis due to H-PYLORI Infection with multiple courses of antibiotics but after careful history taking a relation made between onset of her symptoms and her last complicated childbirth followed by failed lactation , so focused laboratory investigations requested to rule out pituitary infarction and secondary adrenal insufficiency which was confirmed and patient started to get the proper treatment and follow up with much improvement later on.
In conclusion, this case demonstrates the typical symptoms and difficulties in diagnosing Sheehan syndrome. While H. pylori infection can contribute to gastrointestinal symptoms, a thorough history taking is crucial to differentiate it from other causes of chronic fatigue and weight loss. This comprehensive approach can prevent unnecessary treatment and ensure timely diagnosis of potentially more serious conditions. It is crucial to regularly follow up and monitor patients with Sheehan syndrome to effectively administer hormone replacement therapy and identify any developing endocrine issues.