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  • Title: Hashimoto thyroiditis, distal renal tubular acidosis, pernicious anaemia and encephalopathy: a rare combination of auto-immune disorders in a 12-year-old girl.
    Author: Suzuki N, Mitamura R, Ohmi H, Itoh Y, Yano K, Okuno A, Tateno M, Itoh T.
    Journal: Eur J Pediatr; 1994 Feb; 153(2):78-9. PubMed ID: 8157029.
    Abstract:
    A case of a 12-year-old girl with a multiple auto-immune disorder is reported. She showed Hashimoto thyroiditis which subsequently developed to hashitoxicosis and distal renal tubular acidosis at 5 years of age, pernicious anaemia at the age of 9 and severe encephalopathy at the age of 12. Laboratory studies revealed very high titres of anti-microsomal and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies and positive gastric parietal cell antibody. As to the encephalopathy, positive oligoclonal IgG bands and high values of IgG index and IgG synthesis ratio in CSF were observed with aggravation of her neurological symptoms. High-dose steroid therapy was effective toward the encephalopathy. Paediatricians should pay careful attention to patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis for association with other autoimmune disorders.
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