A Case of Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome Type III Complicated with Autoimmune Hepatitis

• Published in: Endocrine Journal Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 705 - 709
• Main Authors: OKI, Kenji, YAMANE, Kiminori, KOIDE, Junko, MANDAI, Koichi, NAKANISHI, Shuhei, FUJIKAWA, Rumi, KOHNO, Nobuoki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japan Endocrine Society 2006
• Subjects: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood; Autoimmune hepatitis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Female; Glucose Tolerance Test; Graves Disease - blood; Graves Disease - complications; Graves Disease - diagnosis; Graves' disease; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - blood; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - complications; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - pathology; Human leukocyte antigen; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Liver - pathology; Middle Aged; Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune - blood; Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune - complications; Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune - diagnosis; Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome; Serologic Tests; Syndrome; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

A 58-year-old woman complaining of finger tremor was referred to our hospital. The diagnosis of Graves' disease was made based on increased free triiodothyronine (18.88 pg/ml) and free thyroxine (7.47 ng/dl), low TSH (<0.005 μIU/ml) and increased TSH receptor binding antibody activity (70.9%...