Síndrome pluriglandular autoinmune. Revisión

Abstract

There are a lot of autoimmune syndromes with glandular disfunction which are associated to another diseases. Sometimes, these processes are associated to similar cases in the same family. Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes are characterized by the coexistence of two or more endocrine insufficiencies due to an autoimmune mechanism: the activity of autoantibodies or T activated lymphocytes against organs or endocrine glands. In this report, they have been described the main autoimmune syndromes, the diagnostic methods and the mechanisms which take a role in their origin. Copyright © 2007 Aran Ediciones, s.l.