title: Polyglandular autoimmune endocrinopathy in type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Polyglandular autoimmunity (PGA) type 2 presenting in childhood is extremely rare. We report a case of type 2 PGA who had hypothyroidism, followed by diabetic ketoacidosis and was later diagnosed to have adrenal insufficiency also.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: D V S
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhadada
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis