Thyrogastric cluster
Last updated: Saturday, 05, February, 2011
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A cluster of autoimmune disorders affecting specific organs, associated with organ specific autoantibodies and tending to occur in an individual patient. | |
Thyroid disease | |
Graves' disease | See under Hyperthyroidism |
Hashimoto thyroiditis | See under Hyperthyroidism |
Atrophic Gastritis | See Gastric atrophy |
Pernicious anaemia | See under Vitamin B12 deficiency. |
Associations | |
Vitiligo | |
Addison's disease | See under Adrenocortical insufficiency |
Myasthenia gravis | See under Myasthenia |
Autoimmune Hepatitis | See under Hepatitis - chronic |
Autoimmune ovarian failure | Ovarian antibodies. See also Amenorrhoea |