Galicia Clínica (Oct 2022)

Una presentación atípica y grave de síndrome poliglandular autoinmune tipo 2

  • Andrea Riaño Pérez,
  • Carles García Cervera,
  • Jorge Peris García,
  • Vicente Giner Galvañ

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22546/66/2622
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 83, no. 3
pp. 48 – 51

Abstract

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Background: Recurrent pericarditis has been described as an unusual manifestation of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 (APS 2). Case report: We describe a case of a 44-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital due to 5 pericarditis, 3 of them with cardiac tamponade, and in the etiological study of this pathology she was diagnosed with an APS 2. Conclusion: The association of serositis with APS 2 is exceptional with less than 10 cases reported in the literature. The presence of recurrent pericarditis of unknown cause should make us consider APS 2 in the differential diagnosis.

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