Polyserositis as a rare component of polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II

E Algün; R Erkoç; C Kotan; N Güler; I Sahin; H Ayakta; I Uygan; I Dilek; H Aksoy

Polyserositis as a rare component of polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II

Int J Clin Pract. 2001 May;55(4):280-1.

Authors

E Algün¹, R Erkoç, C Kotan, N Güler, I Sahin, H Ayakta, I Uygan, I Dilek, H Aksoy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Yüzüncüyil University, Van, Turkey.

PMID: 11406917

Abstract

Polyglandular autoimmune (PGA) syndromes (types I and II) may affect various endocrine and non-endocrine organs in the body. In the commoner PGA type II, primary adrenal insufficiency, autoimmune thyroid disease and type I diabetes mellitus are the most frequent manifestations. Serositis with pericardial or pleural involvement is not a well known component of the disease. Here, we report a 21-year-old man who first presented with a pleuropericardial effusion and Graves' disease, and who then developed type I diabetes mellitus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Graves Disease / etiology
Humans
Male
Pericardial Effusion / complications
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / complications*
Serositis / etiology*
Ultrasonography