The clinical picture of postpartum hypopituitarism
Sheehan, H.L.
Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete 43(15): 407-408
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2542 PMID: 3176580 Document Number: 316797
Hypopituitarism depends on the history of the obstetric cause, on the subsequent amenorrhoea and the usual absence of lactation, on the biochemical abnormalities found later, and on the effect of therapy. Nevertheless, an initial clinical inspection of the untreated patient gives important clues to the diagnosis. Cachexia does not occur in true hypopituitarism, unless there is some intercurrent factor which causes emaciation, such as carcinoma, tuberculosis, ulceration in the alimentary tract etc.