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ArticleCureus2020

Type 2 Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Presenting with Hyperpigmentation and Amenorrhea.

Nayana Gaba, Saurabh Gaba, Mandeep Singla, Monica Gupta

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nayana GabaObstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IND.
Saurabh GabaInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Mandeep SinglaInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Monica GuptaGeneral Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INGovernment Medical College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 36-year-old female presented with lethargy, anorexia, nausea, hyperpigmentation, weight loss and amenorrhea for six months. On examination, she had hyperpigmentation of face, hands and oral mucosa. Investigations revealed adrenal insufficiency and subclinical hyperthyroidism with elevated anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies. Adrenal insufficiency in combination with Grave's disease and/or type 1 diabetes mellitus occurs in type 2 autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. It is a polygenic disorder occurring due to mutations in the human leukocyte antigen complex on chromosome 6. The patient was treated with oral hydrocortisone which led to improvement in all the symptoms.

Indexed as

adrenal insufficiencyamenorrheaapsautoimmune polyglandular syndromeschmidt syndrome

Identifiers

PMID32455083
PMCPMC7243617
OpenAlexW3018206428

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