Abstract
We report an interesting case of a 35-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with complaints of abdominal distension, which was later presumed to be due to disseminated tuberculosis (TB) after excluding the possible differentials. During the treatment course, she was going through repeated attacks of hypovolemic shock and hypoglycemia due to adrenocortical insufficiency. This, along with the history of prolonged amenorrhea 4 years back due to severe postpartum hemorrhage in her last pregnancy, has led us to our diagnosis of partial Sheehan's syndrome. After 1 month of starting steroid and anti-TB therapy, it was quite surprising when she presented with features of pancytopenia and antitubercular drug-induced hepatitis. Sheehan's syndrome may have a varying degree of presentation depending upon the degree of damage to the pituitary gland, which includes amenorrhea, lactation failure, adrenocortical insufficiency, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, as well as pancytopenia in some rare instances The hormone panel especially the thyroid profile should be monitored carefully. Such cases are often challenging to deal with because of their varying degrees of presentation and the delay in diagnosis due to a lack of clinical suspicion. Therefore, we believe that this rare presentation of pancytopenia in Sheehan's syndrome with fluctuating thyroid profile and abdominal TB in the background will let clinicians approach such a rare disease differently.
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