Case report highlights acute kidney injury and refractory shock in a 55-year-old woman, suggesting careful diagnosis is essential.
Background: The panhypopituitarism is a rare endocrine system disease; the clinical presentation of a panhypopituitarism patient can vary from asymptomatic or subclinical cases to life-threatening myxedema coma. Case report: Our patient is 55 years old woman whow as presented to emergency department with chief complains of acute watery diarrhea with AKI complicated by refractory shock. After necessary workup, panhypopituitarism was diagnosed. Discussion: There are different diagnoses for shock. Inpatients with vague complaints such as refractory shock, we should take their history carefully and perform clinical examinations with all investigations to reach a definitive diagnosis.
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