title: Shock: A possible presenting manifestation of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II.
abstract: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome Type II (APS II), also known as polyglandular autoimmune syndrome Type II or Schmidt syndrome, is constellations of multiple endocrine gland insufficiencies. It is a rare, but most common of the immunoendocrinopathy syndrome. It is characterized by the obligatory occurrence of autoimmune Addison's disease in combination with thyroid autoimmune diseases and/or Type I diabetes, hypogonadism, hypophysitis, myasthenia gravis, vitiligo, alopecia, pernicious anemia, and celiac disease. Here, we report a case of 38-year-old female patient presented with shock, further diagnosed to have APS II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sri Aurobindo Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Subodh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banzal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sri Aurobindo Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singhai
keywords: Addison's disease; Schmidt syndrome; hypogonadism