OBJECTIVE: To characterize a cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on the presence of other autoimmune disorders that could establish the diagnosis of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We included 151 patients with T1DM. The following clinical parameters were analyzed: gender, current age, disease duration, previous history of autoimmune disorders, and familial history for diabetes mellitus. Each patient was analyzed to detect autoimmune markers of thyroiditis, adrenocortical insufficiency, gastritis, and celiac disease, as well as […]