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ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2019

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1: a case report and brief review.

Ifeanyi Nwosu, Oreoluwa Oladiran, Chinyere Ogbonna-Nwosu, Anulika Anyata

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Article in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ifeanyi NwosuInternal Medicine Department, Leighton Hospital NHS Trust, Crewe, Cheshire, UK.
Oreoluwa OladiranInternal Medicine Department, Reading Hospital, Tower Health System, Reading, PA, USA.
Chinyere Ogbonna-NwosuPaediatrics Department, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakiliki, Abakiliki, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-7990-3549
Anulika AnyataCommunity Medicine Department, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakiliki, Abakiliki, Nigeria.
Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki · NGLeighton Hospital · GBReading Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) type 1 is a rare autoimmune disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern due to loss of function of the AIRE gene and defective removal of self-reactive T-lymphocytes during the process of thymic T cell maturation. Its manifestation starts early in life with the cardinal clinical disorders being one of muco-cutaneous candidiasis, Addison's disease, and hypoparathyroidism. Recognizing the syndromic nature of one autoimmune disease will facilitate an active search for other conditions which would allow early detection, management, follow-up, and most importantly patient education and counselling to avoid potential complications. We present the case of a young immigrant with multiple endocrinopathies and mucocutaneous candidiasis who presented with features of adrenal insufficiency. Our aim was to briefly review APS type 1 as a disease entity and to highlight the importance of patient education in its management.

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Addison’s diseaseAPS type 1hypoparathyroidismmuco-cutaneous candidiasis

Identifiers

PMID31258868
PMCPMC6586102
OpenAlexW2952326195

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