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A case of autoimmune urticaria accompanying autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III associated with Hashimoto’s disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo
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Abstract
We present a case of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III (APS III) associated with Hashimoto’s disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, vitiligo and autoimmune urticaria. This rare genetic disorder occurs with unknown frequency in the Polish population. It is characterised by endocrine tissue destruction resulting in the malfunction of multiple organs.
Several cases of APS III associated with organ-specific autoimmune diseases such as coeliac disease, hypogonadism and myasthenia gravis, as well as organ-nonspecific or systemic autoimmune diseases such as sarcoidosis, Sjögren syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis have been described. To the best of our knowledge, we here describe the first case of APS III associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, vitiligo and autoimmune urticaria in an adult patient. (Endokrynol Pol 2014; 65 (4): 320–323)
Abstract
We present a case of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III (APS III) associated with Hashimoto’s disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, vitiligo and autoimmune urticaria. This rare genetic disorder occurs with unknown frequency in the Polish population. It is characterised by endocrine tissue destruction resulting in the malfunction of multiple organs.
Several cases of APS III associated with organ-specific autoimmune diseases such as coeliac disease, hypogonadism and myasthenia gravis, as well as organ-nonspecific or systemic autoimmune diseases such as sarcoidosis, Sjögren syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis have been described. To the best of our knowledge, we here describe the first case of APS III associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, vitiligo and autoimmune urticaria in an adult patient. (Endokrynol Pol 2014; 65 (4): 320–323)
Keywords
polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type III; type 1 diabetes mellitus; autoimmune thyroiditis; vitiligo; autoimmune urticaria
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A case of autoimmune urticaria accompanying autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III associated with Hashimoto’s disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo
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Article type
Case report
Pages
320-323
Published online
2014-08-29
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DOI
10.5603/EP.2014.0044
Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2014;65(4):320-323.
Keywords
polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type III
type 1 diabetes mellitus
autoimmune thyroiditis
vitiligo
autoimmune urticaria
Authors
Jacek Kasznicki
Józef Drzewoski
