Frequent occurrence of asplenism and cholelithiasis in patients with autoimmune polyglandular disease type I
TC Friedman, PM Thomas, TA Fleisher… - The American journal of …, 1991 - Elsevier
Abstract purpose: This study assesses the occurrence of asplenism and gallstones in
patients with autoimmune polyglandular disease type I (APG I). patients and methods: Nine
patients with APG I (ages 14 to 48) were studied at the National Institutes of Health. Each
patient received endocrine testing, a careful examination of his or her peripheral blood
smear, lymphocyte immunophenotyping, a liver-spleen scan, and either an upper abdominal
ultrasound or a computer-assisted tomogram to evaluate the spleen and gallbladder. results …
patients with autoimmune polyglandular disease type I (APG I). patients and methods: Nine
patients with APG I (ages 14 to 48) were studied at the National Institutes of Health. Each
patient received endocrine testing, a careful examination of his or her peripheral blood
smear, lymphocyte immunophenotyping, a liver-spleen scan, and either an upper abdominal
ultrasound or a computer-assisted tomogram to evaluate the spleen and gallbladder. results …