AUTOIMMUNE POLYGLANDULAR SYNDROME TYPE-I - A CASE-REPORT

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) type I is a disorder that cons ists of three primary diseases: hypoparathyroidism (HPT), adrenocortic al insufficiency (ACI) and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Several other disorders may be associated. the diagnosis of APS type I was mad e in a 16-year-old patient with HPT, Hashimato's thyroiditis and ACI i n our department. She has been observed for more than four years for o ther possible endocrine and non-endocrine disorders.