Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy--candidiasis--ectodermal dystrophy (APECED).
Perheentupa J.
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
APECED, an autosomal recessive disease manifests itself as a widely variable combination of three groups of components: 1) autoimmune destruction of tissues, predominantly endocrine glands, 2) chronic superficial candidiasis, and 3) ectodermal dystrophy. Clinical and basic information obtained from Finnish series of 72 patients is reviewed.
Publication Types:
PMID: 8858385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]