This case report describes a 40-year-old man with four autoimmune diseases leading to MAS, and suggests an additional classification category for MAS including autoimmune hypothyroidism, alopecia universalis, celiac disease, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology” This case report describes an 11-year-old Lhasa Apso diagnosed with hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus, illustrating the link between these common endocrine disorders in dogs.
November 2024 in “Malaysian Journal of Microbiology” In this study, researchers found varying levels of multiple autoantibody types among thyroid disorder patients, with 84.84% of those with immunological hypothyroidism reporting symptoms like weight gain and lethargy, whereas 81.81% of those with immune hyperthyroidism experienced hair loss.
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July 2015 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review reports that alopecia areata affects about 2% of people globally and is linked with psychiatric and medical comorbidities, highlighting its significant disease burden.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case study reported that a 40-year-old woman with Graves' disease developed severe thrombocytopenia after starting methimazole, suggesting a rare but serious risk of methimazole-induced immune thrombocytopenia and underscoring the need for close monitoring.