[Diffuse hyperthyroid goiter treated with I131, papillary carcinoma occurring after iodine radioisotope treatment, and thyroxine malabsorption. A clinical case]. / Bocio difuso hipertiroídeo, tratado con I131, cancer papilar de aparición post radioyodo y malabsorción de tiroxina. Caso clínico.

A 50 year-old male with diffuse hyperthyroid goiter treated with I131 who develops a papillary carcinoma is presented. After thyroid resection, substitution therapy with thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) was started, and a selective malabsorption for this hormone was verified.

[Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. Clinical experience in 21 cases]. / Síndrome poliglandular autoinmune. Experiencia clínica en 21 casos.

The autoimmune polyglandular syndrome is characterized by the association of 2 or more endocrine disorders of autoimmune origin which may coexist with autoimmune disorders in other organs. Roughly 25% of patients with an autoimmune endocrinopathy show evidence of autoimmune disease elsewhere. We report 21 patients with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome classified according to Neufeld.