Polyserositis as a rare component of polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II.
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.
Algün
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yüzüncüyil University, Van, Turkey.
Erkoç
R
R
Kotan
C
C
Güler
N
N
Sahin
I
I
Ayakta
H
H
Uygan
I
I
Dilek
I
I
Aksoy
H
H
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