Topaloglu A K, Yuksel B, Yilmaz M, Mungan N O, Guneser S, Ozer G
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2001 May;14(5):565-6. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2001.14.5.565.
A six year-old boy with common variable immunodeficiency developed insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, autoimmune thyroiditis, and total alopecia leading to the diagnosis of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2. Previously unreported co-occurence of these two entities may be explained by strong autoimmunity and HLA association of both conditions.