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- Title
Predictors of bone mineral density in patients with Sheehan's syndrome.
- Authors
Gomez, Ramesh; Yadav, Subhash B.; Bhatia, Eesh
- Abstract
Sheehan's syndrome is a leading cause of panhypopituitarism. It is associated with osdteoporosis due to a number of factors like gonadal and growth hormone deficiency; and other factors. In our study, 58 % of patients had osteopenia and 37% had osteoporosis at lumbar spine. Duration of illness had a significant inverse relationship with bone mineral density.
- Subjects
SHEEHAN'S syndrome; BONE density; HYPOPITUITARISM; PITUITARY necrosis; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; LUMBAR vertebrae diseases
- Publication
Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2012, Vol 16, pS313
- ISSN
2230-8210
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/2230-8210.104072