A Case of Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1 Presenting with Hypocalcemia

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 is a very rare monogenic autosomal recessive disease, defined by the presence of at least two of three major diseases: Chronic mucocutanenous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism and autoimmune adrenal failure. The range of these secondary autoimmune disorder is broad and variable. In this paper, we presented a case of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 whose initial diagnosis was hypoparathyroidism presenting with hypocalcemia. A 14 year old girl presented with hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism at the age of 8, and chronic mucocutanenous candidiasis, thyroiditis and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism was detected at follow-up. Autoimmune hypoparathyroidism may a first sign of OPS type 1. Therefore, young patients with hypocalcemia should be followed on regüler basis for related other autoimmune disease that may occur over time