Fatal autoimmune pneumonitis requiring bilobectomy and omental flap repair in a patient with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED)
We present a severe case of progressive autoimmune Bike Accessories - Other - Closeouts pneumonitis requiring surgical intervention in a patient with the monogenic syndrome, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED).APECED is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene, which lead to im