Autoimmune diseases affecting multiple endocrine organs. Type I is characterized by childhood onset and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CANDIDIASIS, CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS), while type II exhibits any combination of adrenal insufficiency (ADDISON'S DISEASE), lymphocytic thyroiditis (THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;), HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; and gonadal failure. In both types organ-specific ANTIBODIES against a variety of ENDOCRINE GLANDS have been detected. The type II syndrome differs from type I in that it is associated with HLA-A1 and B8 haplotypes, onset is usually in adulthood, and candidiasis is not present.

Descriptor ID	D016884
MeSH Number(s)	C19.787 C20.111.750
Concept/Terms	Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathies Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Polyendocrinopathy, Autoimmune Polyglandular Type III Autoimmune Syndrome Polyglandular Type III Autoimmune Syndrome Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome, Type 3 Autoimmune Syndrome Type III, Polyglandular Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type III Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome, Type 3 Polyglandular Type I Autoimmune Syndrome Polyglandular Type I Autoimmune Syndrome Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome, Type 1 Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome, Type 1 Autoimmune Syndrome Type I, Polyglandular Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal-Dystrophy Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Candidiasis Ectodermal Dystrophy Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal-Dystrophies Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal-Dystrophies, Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal-Dystrophy, Autoimmune Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type I Polyglandular Type II Autoimmune Syndrome Polyglandular Type II Autoimmune Syndrome Autoimmune Syndrome Type II, Polyglandular Schmidt's Syndrome Schmidt Syndrome Schmidts Syndrome Syndrome, Schmidt's Polyglandular Deficiency Syndrome, Type 2 Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome, Type 2 Multiple Endocrine Deficiency Syndrome, Type 2 Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome, Type 2 Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Addison's Disease, Myxedema

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