ECE2015 Eposter Presentations Clinical Cases–Pituitary/Adrenal (95 abstracts)
Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 2 (Schmidt's syndrome)
Faiza Qari
King Abdulaziz, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A 58-year-old Saudi female presented with fatigue, dizziness and generalised skin hyper-pigmentation. She was diagnosed as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. She was diagnosed recently to be diabetic and her blood sugar was controlled with insulin. She reached menopause at the age of 36 years.
| Lab results | Patient | Reference |
| FT4 | 15;pmol/l | 12–22 |
| TSH | 36 uIU/l | 0.27–4.2 |
| Antithyroglublin AB | 1:1600 | |
| Corisoal at 8.00 | 3.6 ug/dl | 8–23 |
| ACTH | 850 pg/mL | 20–80 |
BPis 90/60 mm/Hg sitting and 70/50 mm/Hg standing. Generalised hyper-pigmentation of the skin. Diagnosis is polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 2 (Schmidt’s syndrome) was made on the basis of concomitant Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism; premature ovarian failure; Addison’s disease; IDDM.
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