Type 3 multiple autoimmune syndrome: A case report

Authors

  • Jayashankar CA Vydehi institute of medical sciences and research centre.
  • Bhanu Prakash
  • Somasekar DS
  • Venkata Bharatkumar
  • Laxmish Naik
  • Riddhima Srivastava

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15305/ijrci/v2i1/84

Keywords:

Autoimmune hypothyroidism, pernicious anaemia, vitiligo.

Abstract

Multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS) is a distinctive subgroup of autoimmune disorders characterized by the co-occurrence of three or more autoimmune diseases in a single patient. We report here a case of 31-year-old male with co-existence of three autoimmune diseases, namely, autoimmune hypothyroidism, pernicious anemia and vitiligo, which has been finally diagnosed as MAS.

Author Biography

Jayashankar CA, Vydehi institute of medical sciences and research centre.

Department of General Medicine, Associate Professor.

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Published

24-04-2014

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

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Case Studies

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