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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
A rare case of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome with Sjögren’s syndrome and primary hypoparathyroidism
  1. Katsumi Iizuka,
  2. Masami Mizuno,
  3. Kenta Nonomura and
  4. Daisuke Yabe
  1. Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Katsumi Iizuka, kiizuka{at}gifu-u.ac.jp

Abstract

A 31-year-old woman experienced tetany and was diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis and hypoparathyroidism. At 33 years of age, her renal function gradually decreased. At 39 years of age, she moved to our hospital and was diagnosed with tubulointerstitial nephritis by renal biopsy. Simultaneously, she was diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome by autoantibodies and salivary gland biopsy. At 40 years of age, based on hypoglycaemia and eosinophilia, she was suspected of adrenal insufficiency, and was diagnosed with primary adrenal insufficiency by both corticotropin stimulation and corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test. She was diagnosed as autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) (Hashimoto thyroiditis and possible primary adrenal insufficiency) as well as primary hypoparathyroidism and Sjögren’s syndrome, which are very rarely complicated in APS-2. Therefore, in this patient, it was helpful to pay attention for new onset of other autoimmune diseases.

  • adrenal disorders
  • calcium and bone
  • thyroid disease
  • Sjogren’s syndrome

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228634

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    • Contributors All authors (KI, MM, KN, DY) contributed to data interpretation and KI wrote manuscript. KI and DY critically reviewed the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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