Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGA)--type 2 with diabetic ketoacidosis.
The authors report a rare case of a 5 y old girl with type 2 autoimmune polyglandular syndrome, also called Schmidt syndrome, who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at admission.
Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, IPGMER Kolkata, Kolkata, India. rkm1971@indiatimes.com
Rakesh
R
Mondal
Sumantra
S
Sarkar
Madhumita
M
Nandi
Indira
I
Banerjee
D002675:Child, Preschool; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*