President John F Kennedy's medical history: coeliac disease and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2.
adrenal disorders
coeliac disease
immunology
medical history
thyroid disease
Journal
Postgraduate medical journal
ISSN: 1469-0756
Titre abrégé: Postgrad Med J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0234135
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
16
03
2020
revised:
29
03
2020
accepted:
02
04
2020
pubmed:
29
4
2020
medline:
15
7
2021
entrez:
29
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
President John F. Kennedy (JFK) had a complex medical history that is now thought to be an autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 with Addison's disease and hypothyroidism. He also had gastrointestinal symptoms from adolescence, which now fit well with coeliac disease. In addition, he had a chronic back problem, which contributed to a chronic pain syndrome. This review looks at JFK's various diseases and focusses on the history of coeliac disease, as well as its presentation. JFK's Irish ancestry supports the hypothesis of a coeliac disease started early in his youth.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32341184
pii: postgradmedj-2020-137722
doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137722
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
543-549Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.