title: Polyserositis as a rare component of polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II.
abstract: Polyglandular autoimmune (PGA) syndromes (types I and II) may affect various endocrine and non-endocrine organs in the body. In the commoner PGA type II, primary adrenal insufficiency, autoimmune thyroid disease and type I diabetes mellitus are the most frequent manifestations. Serositis with pericardial or pleural involvement is not a well known component of the disease. Here, we report a 21-year-old man who first presented with a pleuropericardial effusion and Graves' disease, and who then developed type I diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yüzüncüyil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Algün
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erkoç
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kotan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayakta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uygan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dilek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aksoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D012700:Serositis / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography