Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The polyglandular autoimmune syndromes (PAS) are rare conditions characterised by the failure of several endocrine glands sometimes associated with other non-endocrine autoimmune diseases. There are four categories of PAS: PAS-I includes at least two out of: mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism and adrenocortical failure. PAS-II comprises of Addison’s disease, autoimmune thyroid disease and/or type 1 diabetes (Carpenter’s syndrome). PAS-III is ...