• Title/Summary/Keyword: Sheehan씨 증후군

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A Case of Sheehan's Syndrome Mimicking Psychotic Depression (정신병적 우울증 양상을 나타낸 Sheehan씨 증후군 1례)

  • Jeong, Jong-Hyun;Hong, Seung-Chul;Lee, Sung-Pil;Han, Jin-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.118-122
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    • 1997
  • We experienced a case of 51-year-old female patient who showed symptoms of persecutory delusion, auditory hallucination and hallucinatory behavior, severe insomnia, psychomotor retardation and social withdrawal, along with some clinical signs of the deficiency of various hormones those gradually progressed after massive postpartum vaginal bleeding 13 years ago. She was admitted to a psychiatric ward under the impression of psychotic depression. However careful history taking and evaluation of clinical feature gave rise to the possibility of underlying medical condition. Laboratory work-up revealed panhypopituitarism, hypoglycemia and hyponatremia. After replacement of thyroid hormone and cortisol for 1 week, her clinical symptoms including psychiatric symptoms were improved. Taken together, these findings were compatible with the diagnosis of Sheehan's syndrome. On reporting this case, we would like to emphasize again the importance of differential diagnosis of medical problems causing psychiatric symptoms those are easily neglected in the clinical approach toward psychiatric patients.

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