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It is a rare complication with varied manifestations and a considerable delay in diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We describe the case of a 45-year-old Ethiopian woman who presented with generalized fatigue for 18 years which progressed to anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain of 6 years' duration, for which she was treated symptomatically throughout these years. Complete clinical evaluation, endocrine studies, and pituitary magnetic resonance scan revealed hypopituitarism secondary to Sheehan\u2019s syndrome. She had significant improvement noted following the commencement of hormone replacement therapy.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Previous case reports describe patients being diagnosed after one or more complications from long-term panhypopituitarism. The present case illustrates that undiagnosed Sheehan's syndrome is associated with long-term morbidity, and we want to emphasize that a high index of suspicion is crucial for the early diagnosis of the syndrome in routine clinical visits in order to prevent complications arising with delayed diagnosis. Awareness among clinicians is also essential so that such cases are not overlooked, especially in developing nations, where home delivery is still common and obstetric care is limited.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13256-021-02827-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,7]],"date-time":"2021-05-07T23:04:30Z","timestamp":1620428670000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["A 45-year-old female patient with Sheehan\u2019s syndrome presenting with imminent adrenal crisis: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Abere","family":"Genetu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yibeltal","family":"Anemen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sinshaw","family":"Abay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simachew Anemen","family":"Bante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kebadnew Mulatu","family":"Mihrete","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"9356","key":"2827_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"520","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(03)12490-7","volume":"361","author":"K Kovacs","year":"2003","unstructured":"Kovacs K. 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