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Ghana Alternative Medicine Journal | Volume-5 | Issue-03 Call for paper
A Type IIIc Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Associated with Metabolic Syndrome, a Rare Association: Report of a Case
Ibrahima Amadou Dembele, Stéphane Loique Djeugoué, Sékou Landouré, Mamadou Cissoko, Adama Sinayoko, Oumou Dembélé, Max Kouadio Djé, Kévine V Gapaya Dongmo, Prudence Adoun, Mamga T Célia Reine, Gueye J
Published: July 11, 2024 |
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DOI: 10.36347/gamj.2024.v05i03.001
Pages: 124-130
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Abstract
Introduction: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS) designate the appearance of two or more autoimmune endocrine disorders, associated or not with other non-endocrine autoimmune diseases. Observation: We describe a case of polyendocrine syndrome type IIIc associating Hashimoto's disease-viligo vulgaris and alopecia areata in a 64-year-old patient with metabolic syndrome, discovered following a myxedematous coma in the initial phase and whose The development was favorable. The article presents the therapeutic particularities specific to this case in our context and also examines the existing literature on the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Conclusion: APS type IIIc is a rare polyendocrine picture whose clinical presentation can be severe.