Type 1 diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and celiac disease in a girl with Down's syndrome--a rare association.
The prevalence of comorbilities such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1), celiac disease and hypothyroidism is higher in Down's syndrome (DS) compared with the general population; however, the association of all these pathologies is rare. We report a girl with DS, now 7 years old, who developed DM1, hypothyroidism and celiac disease at different times. The authors consider important that follow-up programs for patients with DS include screening for these pathologies.
Santos
Raquel
R
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal. raquesantos@gmail.com
Correia
Susana
S
Pereira
Carla
C
Sampaio
Lurdes
L
D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn