The frequency and correlation of autoimmune endocrine diseases in adolescent patients

Abstract

Autoimmune endocrine diseases represent widespread problem nowadays. Autoimmune endocrinopathies often occur together in the same person and are clusters, as autoimmune polyglandular diseases. Mostly one autoimmune endocrine disorder develops clinically earlier than other.According to the articles, published in the Pubmed and Google Scholar database, between several autoimmune endocrine diseases, autoimmune diabetes and autoimmune thyroid diseases coincidence often together, most likely due to shared genetic predisposition. Indeed, several loci and genes have been shown to contribute to the joint susceptibility to autoimmune diabetes and autoimmune thyroid diseases. Early identification and treatment of another autoimmune endocrine disease is very important and sometimes even life-saving. Early identification autoimmune thyroid disease when autoimmune diabetes is already diagnosed is recommended according new guidelines. (TCM-GMJ September 2017; 2(2):P28-P30)