VOLUME 18 , ISSUE 5 ( May, 2014 ) > List of Articles
Subodh Banzal
Keywords : Addison′s disease, hypogonadism, Schmidt syndrome
Citation Information : Banzal S. Shock: A possible presenting manifestation of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II. Indian J Crit Care Med 2014; 18 (5):326-327.
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.132507
License: CC BY-ND 3.0
Published Online: 01-10-2005
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome Type II (APS II), also known as polyglandular autoimmune syndrome Type II or Schmidt syndrome, is constellations of multiple endocrine gland insufficiencies. It is a rare, but most common of the immunoendocrinopathy syndrome. It is characterized by the obligatory occurrence of autoimmune Addison′s disease in combination with thyroid autoimmune diseases and/or Type I diabetes, hypogonadism, hypophysitis, myasthenia gravis, vitiligo, alopecia, pernicious anemia, and celiac disease. Here, we report a case of 38-year-old female patient presented with shock, further diagnosed to have APS II.