sheehan’s syndrome presenting as major depressive disorder

نویسندگان

mehmood i qadri department of general medicine, sher-e-kashmir institute of medical sciences, medical college hospital, srinagar, india

mohsin bin mushtaq department of general medicine, sher-e-kashmir institute of medical sciences, medical college hospital, srinagar, india

iram qazi department of ophthalmology, shri maharaja hari singh hospital, srinagar, india

sameena yousuf department of preventive and social medicine, sher-e-kashmir institute of medical sciences, soura, srinagar, india

چکیده

sheehan’s syndrome or simmond’s disease is a rare endocrine disorder seen in clinical practice. the clinical spectrum is diverse and a high index of suspicion together with a good clinical acumen and proper diagnostic approach helps in early diagnosis and prompt treatment of this endocrinopathy. sheehan’s syndrome presenting as a major depressive disorder finds less mention in the literature. the patient discussed here is a 45-year-old female who had been on antidepressants and psychiatry follow up for a long time until she presented to our out patient department (opd), where she was evaluated in detail and diagnosed as a case of sheehan’s syndrome. the patient is doing well and is on a regular follow-up with us. further studies are required to demystify the strength of this association in more detail and to elucidate the possible underlying mechanism.

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iranian journal of medical sciences

جلد ۴۰، شماره ۱، صفحات ۷۳-۰

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