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==Overview==
==Overview==
*It is thought that [[Sheehan's syndrome]] is the result of [[ischemic necrosis]] of pituitary gland due to [[pituitary gland]] enlargement during [[parturition]] precipitated by [[hypotension]] due to massive [[hemorrhage]]. Apart from [[pituitary gland]] enlargement during and before [[parturition]], [[vasospasm]], [[Schwartzman reaction|generalized Schwartzman phenomenon]], [[thrombosis]] and compression of the hypophyseal arteries, [[autoimmunity]], [[DIC]] and smaller size of [[sella]] are thought to play a contributing role in [[pathogenesis]] of [[sheehan syndrome]].<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Apitz |first=Kurt |date=September 1, 1935 |title=A Study of the Generalized Shwartzman Phenomenon|url=http://www.jimmunol.org/content/29/3/255.short|journal=The Journal of Immunology |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=255-266}}</ref><ref name="McKayMerrill1953">{{cite journal|last1=McKay|first1=Donald G.|last2=Merrill|first2=Samuel J.|last3=Weiner|first3=Albert E.|last4=Hertig|first4=Arthur T.|last5=Reid|first5=Duncan E.|title=The pathologic anatomy of eclampsia, bilateral renal cortical necrosis, pituitary necrosis, and other acute fatal complications of pregnancy, and its possible relationship to the generalized Shwartzman phenomenon|journal=American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|volume=66|issue=3|year=1953|pages=507–539|issn=00029378|doi=10.1016/0002-9378(53)90068-4}}</ref> [[Occlusion]] and other [[Vascular anomaly|vascular abnormalities]] of the [[hypophyseal portal system]] can also cause [[complications]] in the exchange of [[hormones]] between the [[hypothalamus]] and the [[pituitary gland]] leading to [[hypopituitarism]].[[Sheehan's syndrome]] results in mild to severe [[pituitary]] dysfunction resulting in partial or [[panhypopituitarism]] such as [[GH]], [[thyroid hormone]], [[glucocorticoid]], [[gonadotropins]] ([[LH]], [[FSH]]) and [[prolactin]] hormone deficiencies that manifests as a wide [[spectrum]] of [[presentation]].<ref name="pmid8043090">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vance ML |title=Hypopituitarism |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=330 |issue=23 |pages=1651–62 |year=1994 |pmid=8043090 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199406093302306 |url=}}</ref> Usually, [[GH]] is the earliest one to be lost.<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
It is thought that [[Sheehan's syndrome]] is the result of [[ischemic necrosis]] of [[pituitary gland]] due to its enlargement during [[parturition]]; precipitated by [[hypotension]] due to massive [[hemorrhage]]. Apart from [[pituitary gland]] enlargement during and before [[parturition]], [[vasospasm]], [[Schwartzman reaction|generalized Schwartzman phenomenon]], [[thrombosis]] and compression of the hypophyseal arteries, [[autoimmunity]], [[DIC]], and smaller size of [[sella]] are thought to play a contributing role in [[pathogenesis]] of sheehan's syndrome.[[Occlusion]] and other [[Vascular anomaly|vascular abnormalities]] of the [[hypophyseal portal system]] can also cause [[complications]] in the exchange of [[hormones]] between the [[hypothalamus]] and the [[pituitary gland]], leading to [[hypopituitarism]]. [[Sheehan's syndrome]] results in mild to severe [[pituitary]] dysfunction (partial or [[panhypopituitarism]]), which may cause growth hormone ([[GH]]), [[thyroid hormone]], [[glucocorticoid]], [[gonadotropins]] ([[LH]], [[FSH]]), and [[prolactin]] hormone deficiencies, manifests as a wide [[spectrum]] of [[presentation]]. Usually, [[GH]] is the earliest one to be lost.


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
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‡[[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation|Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)]] due to [[Amniotic fluid embolism]] or [[HELLP syndrome|HELLP Syndrome]].
‡[[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation|Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)]] due to [[Amniotic fluid embolism]] or [[HELLP syndrome|HELLP Syndrome]].
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†[[Postpartum Hemorrhage|Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)]] i.e. >500 ml after [[Vaginal|vaginal delivery]] or 1000 ml after [[C-section]].
†[[Postpartum Hemorrhage|Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)]] i.e., >500 ml after [[Vaginal|vaginal delivery]] or 1000 ml after [[C-section]].
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===Pathogenesis===
===Pathogenesis===
*[[Pituitary gland]] is amongst the most vascularized [[tissues]] in the body that normally weighs about 0.5g but gets doubled in size during pregnancy.<ref name="pmid8325288">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rolih CA, Ober KP |title=Pituitary apoplexy |journal=Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=291–302 |year=1993 |pmid=8325288 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
*[[Pituitary gland]] is amongst the most vascularized [[tissues]] in the body that normally weighs about 0.5 g but gets doubled in size during pregnancy.<ref name="pmid8325288">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rolih CA, Ober KP |title=Pituitary apoplexy |journal=Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=291–302 |year=1993 |pmid=8325288 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
*[[Pituitary gland]] enlargement due to [[hypertrophy]] and [[hyperplasia]] of [[Lactotrophs|lactotrophic cells]] in [[anterior pituitary]] resulting in [[superior hypophyseal artery]] compression complicated by decreased portal pressure and [[vasospasm]] during delivery, play an important role in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[Sheehan syndrome|Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid2159093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scheithauer BW, Sano T, Kovacs KT, Young WF, Ryan N, Randall RV |title=The pituitary gland in pregnancy: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 69 cases |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=461–74 |year=1990 |pmid=2159093 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*[[Pituitary gland]] enlargement due to [[hypertrophy]] and [[hyperplasia]] of [[Lactotrophs|lactotrophic cells]] in [[anterior pituitary]] result in [[superior hypophyseal artery]] compression which is complicated by decreased portal pressure and [[vasospasm]] during delivery, play an important role in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[Sheehan syndrome|Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid2159093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scheithauer BW, Sano T, Kovacs KT, Young WF, Ryan N, Randall RV |title=The pituitary gland in pregnancy: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 69 cases |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=461–74 |year=1990 |pmid=2159093 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Apart from [[Pituitary gland]] enlargement during and before [[parturition]], [[vasospasm]], [[Schwartzman reaction|generalized Schwartzman phenomenon]] , [[thrombosis]] and compression of the hypophyseal arteries, [[autoimmunity]], [[DIC]] and smaller size of [[sella]] are understood to play a role in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[Sheehan syndrome]].<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="McKayMerrill1953">{{cite journal|last1=McKay|first1=Donald G.|last2=Merrill|first2=Samuel J.|last3=Weiner|first3=Albert E.|last4=Hertig|first4=Arthur T.|last5=Reid|first5=Duncan E.|title=The pathologic anatomy of eclampsia, bilateral renal cortical necrosis, pituitary necrosis, and other acute fatal complications of pregnancy, and its possible relationship to the generalized Shwartzman phenomenon|journal=American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|volume=66|issue=3|year=1953|pages=507–539|issn=00029378|doi=10.1016/0002-9378(53)90068-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Apitz |first=Kurt |date=September 1, 1935 |title=A Study of the Generalized Shwartzman Phenomenon|url=http://www.jimmunol.org/content/29/3/255.short|journal=The Journal of Immunology |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=255-266}}</ref>  
*Apart from [[Pituitary gland]] enlargement during and before [[parturition]], [[vasospasm]], [[Schwartzman reaction|generalized Schwartzman phenomenon]], [[thrombosis]] and compression of the hypophyseal arteries, [[autoimmunity]], [[DIC]], and smaller size of [[sella]] are understood to play a role in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[Sheehan syndrome|Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="McKayMerrill1953">{{cite journal|last1=McKay|first1=Donald G.|last2=Merrill|first2=Samuel J.|last3=Weiner|first3=Albert E.|last4=Hertig|first4=Arthur T.|last5=Reid|first5=Duncan E.|title=The pathologic anatomy of eclampsia, bilateral renal cortical necrosis, pituitary necrosis, and other acute fatal complications of pregnancy, and its possible relationship to the generalized Shwartzman phenomenon|journal=American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|volume=66|issue=3|year=1953|pages=507–539|issn=00029378|doi=10.1016/0002-9378(53)90068-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Apitz |first=Kurt |date=September 1, 1935 |title=A Study of the Generalized Shwartzman Phenomenon|url=http://www.jimmunol.org/content/29/3/255.short|journal=The Journal of Immunology |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=255-266}}</ref>  
*It is believed that [[Necrosis|tissue necrosis]] results in release of sequestered [[antigens]], precipitating [[autoimmunity]] of the [[Pituitary gland]] and [[hypopituitarism]] in [[Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid12213861">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N |title=Pituitary autoimmunity in patients with Sheehan's syndrome |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=4137–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12213861 |doi=10.1210/jc.2001-020242 |url=}}</ref><ref name="urlAUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHANS SYNDROME - ScienceDirect">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673665913619?via%3Dihub |title=AUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME - ScienceDirect |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24434361">{{cite journal |vauthors=Falorni A, Minarelli V, Bartoloni E, Alunno A, Gerli R |title=Diagnosis and classification of autoimmune hypophysitis |journal=Autoimmun Rev |volume=13 |issue=4-5 |pages=412–6 |year=2014 |pmid=24434361 |doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.021 |url=}}</ref>
*It is believed that [[Necrosis|tissue necrosis]] results in release of sequestered [[antigens]], precipitating [[autoimmunity]] of the [[Pituitary gland]] and [[hypopituitarism]] in [[Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid12213861">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N |title=Pituitary autoimmunity in patients with Sheehan's syndrome |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=4137–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12213861 |doi=10.1210/jc.2001-020242 |url=}}</ref><ref name="urlAUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHANS SYNDROME - ScienceDirect">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673665913619?via%3Dihub |title=AUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME - ScienceDirect |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24434361">{{cite journal |vauthors=Falorni A, Minarelli V, Bartoloni E, Alunno A, Gerli R |title=Diagnosis and classification of autoimmune hypophysitis |journal=Autoimmun Rev |volume=13 |issue=4-5 |pages=412–6 |year=2014 |pmid=24434361 |doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.021 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Type 1 diabetes]], pre-existing [[vascular]] diseases and any pituitary masses are associated with increased risk of developing [[Sheehan's syndrome]] in pregnancy. <ref name="Abourawi2006">{{cite journal|last1=Abourawi|first1=F|title=Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy|journal=Libyan Journal of Medicine|volume=1|issue=1|year=2006|pages=28–41|issn=19932820|doi=10.4176/060617}}</ref>
*[[Type 1 diabetes]], pre-existing [[vascular]] diseases and any [[pituitary]] masses are associated with increased risk of developing [[Sheehan's syndrome]] in pregnancy.<ref name="Abourawi2006">{{cite journal|last1=Abourawi|first1=F|title=Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy|journal=Libyan Journal of Medicine|volume=1|issue=1|year=2006|pages=28–41|issn=19932820|doi=10.4176/060617}}</ref>


=== '''Anterior pituitary''' ===
=== '''Anterior pituitary''' ===
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=== '''Posterior pituitary''' ===
=== '''Posterior pituitary''' ===
*Posterior pituitary has its own blood supply via [[inferior hypophyseal artery]] and is less commonly affected as compared to [[anterior pituitary]].
*[[Posterior pituitary]] has its own blood supply via [[inferior hypophyseal artery]] and is less commonly affected as compared to [[anterior pituitary]].
*If posterior pituitary is affected, it can result in [[Neurohypophysis|neurohypophseal]] dysfunction and [[ischemic necrosis]] of thirst center leading to increased osmotic threshold for thirst onset.<ref name="pmid17468192">{{cite journal |vauthors=Atmaca H, Tanriverdi F, Gokce C, Unluhizarci K, Kelestimur F |title=Posterior pituitary function in Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=156 |issue=5 |pages=563–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17468192 |doi=10.1530/EJE-06-0727 |url=}}</ref>
*If [[posterior pituitary]] is affected, it can result in [[Neurohypophysis|neurohypophseal]] dysfunction and [[ischemic necrosis]] of thirst center leading to increased osmotic threshold for thirst onset.<ref name="pmid17468192">{{cite journal |vauthors=Atmaca H, Tanriverdi F, Gokce C, Unluhizarci K, Kelestimur F |title=Posterior pituitary function in Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=156 |issue=5 |pages=563–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17468192 |doi=10.1530/EJE-06-0727 |url=}}</ref>
*Severe [[Postpartum hemorrhage|PPH]] (loss of >500ml of blood during the first 24hr) leading to [[hypotension]] and [[ischemic necrosis]] of [[pituitary gland]] is the most common cause of [[Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F, Chow YW, Pietranico R, Mukerji A, Wiesmann UN, DiDonato S, Herschkowitz NN, Voigt WG, Johnson CR, Moroi K, Sato T, Keleştimur F, Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N, Wrightstone RN, Smith LL, Wilson JB, Vella F, Huisman TH, Marniemi J, Parkki MG, Ward CW, Stellwagen E, Babul J, Pogodina VV, Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N, Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Lyons HA, Thomas JS, Heurich AE, Shepherd DA, Wetmore SD, Mekler LB, Sealey JE, White RP, Laragh JH, Rubin AL, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Frankle RT, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Frankle RT, Thornton JA, Harrison MJ, Stellwagen E, Babul J, Leroy M, Loas G, Perez-Diaz F, Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Coller BS, Franza BR, Gralnick HR |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi=10.1210/jc.2001-020242 |url=}}</ref>  
*Severe [[Postpartum hemorrhage|PPH]] (loss of >500ml of blood during the first 24hr) leading to [[hypotension]] and [[ischemic necrosis]] of [[pituitary gland]] is the most common cause of [[Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F, Chow YW, Pietranico R, Mukerji A, Wiesmann UN, DiDonato S, Herschkowitz NN, Voigt WG, Johnson CR, Moroi K, Sato T, Keleştimur F, Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N, Wrightstone RN, Smith LL, Wilson JB, Vella F, Huisman TH, Marniemi J, Parkki MG, Ward CW, Stellwagen E, Babul J, Pogodina VV, Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N, Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Lyons HA, Thomas JS, Heurich AE, Shepherd DA, Wetmore SD, Mekler LB, Sealey JE, White RP, Laragh JH, Rubin AL, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Frankle RT, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Makar AB, McMartin KE, Palese M, Tephly TR, Frankle RT, Thornton JA, Harrison MJ, Stellwagen E, Babul J, Leroy M, Loas G, Perez-Diaz F, Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Coller BS, Franza BR, Gralnick HR |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi=10.1210/jc.2001-020242 |url=}}</ref>  
*[[Sheehan's syndrome]] results in mild to severe pituitary dysfunction resulting in partial or [[panhypopituitarism]] such as [[Growth hormone|GH]], [[thyroid hormone]], [[glucocorticoid]], [[gonadotropins]] ([[LH]], [[FSH]]) and [[prolactin]] hormone deficiencies that manifest as a wide spectrum of presentation.<ref name="pmid8043090">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vance ML |title=Hypopituitarism |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=330 |issue=23 |pages=1651–62 |year=1994 |pmid=8043090 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199406093302306 |url=}}</ref>  
*[[Sheehan's syndrome]] results in mild to severe pituitary dysfunction resulting in partial or [[panhypopituitarism]] such as [[Growth hormone|GH]], [[thyroid hormone]], [[glucocorticoid]], [[gonadotropins]] ([[LH]], [[FSH]]), and [[prolactin]] hormone deficiencies that manifest as a wide spectrum of presentation.<ref name="pmid8043090">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vance ML |title=Hypopituitarism |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=330 |issue=23 |pages=1651–62 |year=1994 |pmid=8043090 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199406093302306 |url=}}</ref>  
*Usually, [[Growth hormone|GH]] levels decrease first before others.<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Usually, [[Growth hormone|GH]] levels decrease first before others.<ref name="pmid15237929">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keleştimur F |title=Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Pituitary |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=181–8 |year=2003 |pmid=15237929 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==Genetics==
==Genetics==
There is no genetic association found to be associated with [[Sheehan's syndrome]].
There is no genetic association found to be associated with Sheehan's syndrome.


==Associated Conditions==
==Associated Conditions==
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==Gross Pathology==
==Gross Pathology==
*On [[Gross examination|gross]] pathology, [[pituitary gland]] follows sequential changes of enlarged [[pituitary gland]] to a small shrunken/[[Atrophy|atrophic]] gland later on replaced by remnants of pituitary or [[Cerebrospinal fluid|CSF]].
*On [[Gross examination|gross]] pathology, [[pituitary gland]] follows sequential changes of enlarged [[pituitary gland]] to a small shrunken/[[Atrophy|atrophic]] gland later on replaced by remnants of [[pituitary]] or [[Cerebrospinal fluid|CSF]].


==Microscopic Pathology==
==Microscopic Pathology==
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*[[Ischemic necrosis]] leading to [[Scar|scarring]] of [[neurohypophysis]]  
*[[Ischemic necrosis]] leading to [[Scar|scarring]] of [[neurohypophysis]]  
*[[Scarring]] of [[Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus|paraventricular]] and [[Supraoptic nucleus|supraoptic nuclei]]
*[[Scarring]] of [[Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus|paraventricular]] and [[Supraoptic nucleus|supraoptic nuclei]]
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==References==
==References==
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Overview

It is thought that Sheehan's syndrome is the result of ischemic necrosis of pituitary gland due to its enlargement during parturition; precipitated by hypotension due to massive hemorrhage. Apart from pituitary gland enlargement during and before parturition, vasospasm, generalized Schwartzman phenomenon, thrombosis and compression of the hypophyseal arteries, autoimmunity, DIC, and smaller size of sella are thought to play a contributing role in pathogenesis of sheehan's syndrome.Occlusion and other vascular abnormalities of the hypophyseal portal system can also cause complications in the exchange of hormones between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, leading to hypopituitarism. Sheehan's syndrome results in mild to severe pituitary dysfunction (partial or panhypopituitarism), which may cause growth hormone (GH), thyroid hormone, glucocorticoid, gonadotropins (LH, FSH), and prolactin hormone deficiencies, manifests as a wide spectrum of presentation. Usually, GH is the earliest one to be lost.

Pathophysiology



 
DIC
 
 
Severe PPH
 
 
Glandular hypertrophy and hyperplasia
 
 
Small sella size
 
 
Autoimmunity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypotension/Shock
 
 
Pituitary enlargement
 
 
Pituitary compression
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blood supply compression
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ischemic necrosis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypopituitarism
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amenorrhea
 
 
Agalactorrhea
 
 
 
Secondary adrenal insufficiency
 
 
Hypothyroidism
 


Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) due to Amniotic fluid embolism or HELLP Syndrome.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) i.e., >500 ml after vaginal delivery or 1000 ml after C-section.

Pathogenesis

Anterior pituitary

Posterior pituitary

Genetics

There is no genetic association found to be associated with Sheehan's syndrome.

Associated Conditions

Sheehan's syndrome is associated with:

Gross Pathology

Microscopic Pathology

On microscopy, the following findings may be observed:

References

  1. Rolih CA, Ober KP (1993). "Pituitary apoplexy". Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. 22 (2): 291–302. PMID 8325288.
  2. Scheithauer BW, Sano T, Kovacs KT, Young WF, Ryan N, Randall RV (1990). "The pituitary gland in pregnancy: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 69 cases". Mayo Clin. Proc. 65 (4): 461–74. PMID 2159093.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Keleştimur F (2003). "Sheehan's syndrome". Pituitary. 6 (4): 181–8. PMID 15237929.
  4. McKay, Donald G.; Merrill, Samuel J.; Weiner, Albert E.; Hertig, Arthur T.; Reid, Duncan E. (1953). "The pathologic anatomy of eclampsia, bilateral renal cortical necrosis, pituitary necrosis, and other acute fatal complications of pregnancy, and its possible relationship to the generalized Shwartzman phenomenon". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 66 (3): 507–539. doi:10.1016/0002-9378(53)90068-4. ISSN 0002-9378.
  5. Apitz, Kurt (September 1, 1935). "A Study of the Generalized Shwartzman Phenomenon". The Journal of Immunology. 29 (3): 255–266.
  6. Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N (2002). "Pituitary autoimmunity in patients with Sheehan's syndrome". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 87 (9): 4137–41. doi:10.1210/jc.2001-020242. PMID 12213861.
  7. "AUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME - ScienceDirect".
  8. Falorni A, Minarelli V, Bartoloni E, Alunno A, Gerli R (2014). "Diagnosis and classification of autoimmune hypophysitis". Autoimmun Rev. 13 (4–5): 412–6. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.021. PMID 24434361.
  9. Abourawi, F (2006). "Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy". Libyan Journal of Medicine. 1 (1): 28–41. doi:10.4176/060617. ISSN 1993-2820.
  10. Atmaca H, Tanriverdi F, Gokce C, Unluhizarci K, Kelestimur F (2007). "Posterior pituitary function in Sheehan's syndrome". Eur. J. Endocrinol. 156 (5): 563–7. doi:10.1530/EJE-06-0727. PMID 17468192.
  11. Vance ML (1994). "Hypopituitarism". N. Engl. J. Med. 330 (23): 1651–62. doi:10.1056/NEJM199406093302306. PMID 8043090.

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