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Hyponatremia – A rare and emergency
presentation of Sheehan’s SyndromeSinghania P 1, Singh S 2, Banerjee R 3,
Singhania B 4, Banerjee I 5, Maitra S 6ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 29 year old female who presented to us with electrolyte abnormality, primarily hyponatremia in a setting of diarrhoea and moderate pallor. She had a significant past history of childbirth complicated with post partum haemorrhage after which she developed secondary amenorrhoea. Workup showed suppressed levels of all pituitary hormones and an empty sella on MRI brain. A diagnosis of Sheehan’s syndrome presenting as hyponatremia- a rare but emergency presentation was made.
KEY WORDS:
Sheehan’s Syndrome, Hyponatremia.Pak J Med Sci July - September 2010 Vol. 26 No. 3 713-715
How to cite this article:
Singhania P, Singh S, Banerjee R, Singhania B, Banerjee I, Maitra S.Hyponatremia – A rare and emergency presentation of Sheehan’s Syndrome. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(3):713-715
1. Singhania P,
Postgraduate Student,
2. Singh S,
Postgraduate Student,
3. Banerjee R,
Assistant Professor,
4. Singhania Bikash, MBBS,
5. Banerjee Indrayudh, MBBS Student
6. Maitra S,
RMO cum Clinical Tutor,
1-3 & 6: Department of Internal Medicine,
Medical College Kolkata,
West Bengal, India.
5: KPC Medical College, Kolkata - India.
Correspondence:
Dr. Pankaj Singhania,
Room No 12, Bonophool Doctors’ Hostel,
Eden Hospital Building, Medical College,
88, College Street, Kolkata 700073.
India.
E-mail: drpankaj007@hotmail.com
* Received for Publication: March 13, 2010
* Revision Received: May 6, 2010
* Revision Accepted: May 12, 2010
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