title: [Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. Clinical experience in 21 cases].
abstract: The autoimmune polyglandular syndrome is characterized by the association of 2 or more endocrine disorders of autoimmune origin which may coexist with autoimmune disorders in other organs. Roughly 25% of patients with an autoimmune endocrinopathy show evidence of autoimmune disease elsewhere. We report 21 patients with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome classified according to Neufeld.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Endocrinología, Hospital Paula Jaraquemada, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Devoto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aravena
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corvalan
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lioi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munizaga
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barrera
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gajardo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies
vernacular_title: Síndrome poliglandular autoinmune. Experiencia clínica en 21 casos.