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Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome: Introduction

Polyendocrine syndromes are disease syndromes that affect various endocrine glands. There are several multiple autoimmune syndromes, all of which are rare. ...more »

Symptoms of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

• Dysfunctional endocrine glands
• Impaired adrenal gland function
• Impaired pituitary function
• Impaired thyroid function
• Impaired parathyroid function
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 14 symptoms of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

Wrongly Diagnosed with Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome?

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Types of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

• Autoimmune endocrine failure syndrome
• Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS)
• Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS)
• Immunoendocrinopathy syndrome
• Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1
• more types...»

See full list of 6 Types of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome:

• Autoimmune diseases
• Type 1 diabetes
• Lupus
• Celiac disease
• Autoimmune thyroid disorders
• Hashimoto's thyroiditis
• Graves disease
• more complications...»

Causes of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

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Disease Topics Related To Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome:

• Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Autoimmune diseases
• Autoimmune thyroid diseases
• Celiac Disease
• Graves Disease
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

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Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Autoimmune diseases
• Endocrine system conditions
• Autoimmune conditions
• Immune system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

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Article Excerpts about Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type I (APS1, also called APECED) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that maps to human chromosome 21. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Definitions of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome:

Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome, or a subtype of Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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