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Systemic lupus erythematosus with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II: report of an unusual case

Department of Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait

A N Malaviya

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait; ‘A & R Clinic for Arthritis and Rheumatism’, 2015=B-2, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, Indiaanand_malaviya{at}yahoo.com

A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is described who had associated autoimmune thyroiditis with subclinical hypothyroidism and idiopathic Addison's disease. The presence of autoimmune thyroid disease and Addison's disease could classify her as having polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGAS) type II, which is the commonest of the three types of this syndrome. However, the additional presence of SLE in PGAS type II has not been described earlier. This patient appears to be the first such case.

Key Words: systemic lupus erythematosus • polyglandular autoimmune syndrome • autoimmune thyroiditis • Addison's disease • polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II

Lupus, Vol. 10, No. 6, 445-447 (2001)
DOI: 10.1191/096120301678646209


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