SHEEHANS SYNDROME - CLINICAL PROFILE, PITUITARY-HORMONE RESPONSES AND COMPUTED SELLAR TOMOGRAPHY

被引:37
作者
DASH, RJ [1 ]
GUPTA, V [1 ]
SURI, S [1 ]
机构
[1] POSTGRAD INST MED EDUC & RES, DEPT RADIODIAG, CHANDIGARH 160012, INDIA
来源
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 1993年 / 23卷 / 01期
关键词
EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; SHEEHANS SYNDROME; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1445-5994.1993.tb00533.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Twenty patients with the typical clinical presentation of Sheehan's syndrome were studied. All had a severe degree of hypopituitarism. The circulating mean basal levels of thyroid hormones, cortisol and prolactin were significantly lower (p<0.05 to <0.02) compared to those in 50 age matched controls. The provoked pituitary responses to combined pituitary stimulation in 13 patients were markedly lower (p<0.02 to <0.001) than those in ten age matched control subjects. Sellar computed tomography revealed an empty sella in all the patients; partial in five and complete in the remaining. A secondary empty sella is considered a characteristic finding in the classical form of Sheehan's syndrome.
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