Silent thyroiditis, isolated corticotropin deficiency, and alopecia universalis in a patient with ulcerative colitis and elevated levels of plasma factor viii: an unusual case of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-142

  Sheehan, Michael T ^a,b   Islam, Rezwan ^b  

^a Departments of Metabolism

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CORTICOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEVOTHYROXINE; RENIN; TETRACOSACTIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; WARFARIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYGLANDULAR SYNDROME TYPE 3; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MALE; RARE DISEASE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THYROIDITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY; BLOOD; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FACTOR VIII; HUMANS; MALE; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 67549112945     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.15.2.138     Document Type: Article

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