Growth hormone deficiency in a patient with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 2

Asteroula Papathanasiou, Eleni Kousta, Vasiliki Skarpa, Petros Papachileos, Vasilios Petrou, Charalambos Hadjiathanasiou

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Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APs) type 2 is characterized by the presence of Addison’s disease, in association with autoimmune thyroid disease and/or type 1 diabetes mellitus and is rare in children. A 12.5yr old prepubertal boy presented with symptoms related to Addison’s disease and a large goiter. He was euthyroid with positive thyroid antibodies, low cortisol, aldosterone and very high adrenocorticotropin …