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ea0037ep251 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2015

Low bone mass in Sheehan's syndrome: prevalence and management

Chihaoui Melika , Salah Dhouha Ben , Yazidi Meriem , Chaker Fatma , Ftouhi Bochra , Slimane Hedia

Introduction: Hypopituitarism is a known cause of bone mineral loss. Our study aimed to evaluate the frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis in patients with Sheehan’s syndrome and to evaluate its management.Subjects and methods: It is a retrospective longitudinal study concerning 60 cases of Sheehan’s syndrome that have had a bone mineral density measurement. The parameters of osteodensitometry, the received treatment and the follow up data w...