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Case Report

Growth Hormone Deficiency, Short Stature, and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Table 1

Chronologic development of manifestations of APS and other clinical features.
DiagnosisAge at diagnosis
Low birth weight: 1665 gms0
VSD3 months
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis3 years
Hypoparathyroidism5 years
Irritable bowel syndrome6 years
Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot6 years
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis8 years?
Type 1 diabetes11 years
Adrenal Insufficiency12 years
Growth hormone deficiency14 years
Ovarian Failure15 years
Alopecia totalis26 years
Pernicious anemia26 years
?Date is uncertain from the medical record.