Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II (APS2), or Schmidt syndrome, is characterized by the presence of autoimmune Addison disease in association with either autoimmune thyroid disease or type I diabetes mellitus, or both (Betterle et al., 2002). Chronic candidiasis is not present.
APS2 may occur at any age and in both sexes, but is most common in middle-aged females and is very rare in childhood.
See also
autoimmune polyglandular syndromes (APSs)