title: Keratopathy associated with hypoparathyroidism and Addison's disease.
abstract: Two siblings suffering from keratopathy, one with hypoparathyroidism associated with Addison's disease and the other with Addison's disease alone, are described. The hypothesis that there was an autoimmune etiology with variant manifestations in each subject is suggested and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male