postpartum pituitary necrosis
- postpartum pituitary necrosis
- necrosis of the pituitary during the postpartum period, often associated with shock and excessive uterine bleeding during delivery, and leading to variable patterns of hypopituitarism; called also Sheehan syndrome.
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