Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. Clinical experience in 21 cases

Abstract

The autoimmune polyglandular syndrome is characterized by the association of 2 or more endocrine disorders of autoimmune origin which may coexist with autoimmune disorders in other organs. Roughly 25% of patients with an autoimmune endocrinopathy show evidence of autoimmune disease elsewhere. We report 21 patients with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome classified according to Neufeld.