Volume 9, Issue 5 pp. 508-511

Type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, and chronic urticaria

Sharon J Hyman

Corresponding Author

Sharon J Hyman

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Sharon J Hyman, MD
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Wayne G Shreffler

Wayne G Shreffler

Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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Robert Rapaport

Robert Rapaport

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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First published: 16 September 2008
Citations: 14

Abstract

Abstract: A 12-yr-old boy initially presented with chronic urticaria. Autoimmune thyroid disease was then diagnosed during routine evaluation. He developed type 1 diabetes shortly after thyroid hormone replacement was initiated. This case emphasizes the importance of routine screening for other autoimmune disorders in patients in whom one disorder is already present.

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