Type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, and chronic urticaria.
A 12-yr-old boy initially presented with chronic urticaria. Autoimmune thyroid disease was then diagnosed during routine evaluation. He developed type 1 diabetes shortly after thyroid hormone replacement was initiated. This case emphasizes the importance of routine screening for other autoimmune disorders in patients in whom one disorder is already present.
Hyman
Sharon J
SJ
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. sjhyman01@yahoo.com
Shreffler
Wayne G
WG
Rapaport
Robert
R
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications*