Abstract:
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS).
Methods The composition and main clinical manifestations of autoimmune diseases in 3 patients with APS Ⅱ were analyzed.
Results Three patients presented with different symptoms of cortical hypofunction, islet failure, hypothyroidism with hypocalcemia. Multiple endocrine glands and non-endocrine organs were involved in the course of the disease.
Conclusion The onset of APS is insidious, and the time from one gland disease to another or more gland diseases is uncertain, which is easy to be missed in diagnosis and delayed in treatment. At the time of diagnosis, routine screening and long-term follow-up are needed for early diagnosis and treatment.