Abstract
This report presents an 84 year-old patient admitted into our hospital for dizziness with a history of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, chronic gastritis and vitiligo.Physical examinations showed skin depigmentation.Laboratory tests revealed anemia, positive intrinsic factor antibodies and normal adrenal function.This patient was finally diagnosed with autoimmune polyglandular syndromes(APS)type Ⅲ B+ C.Recurrent anemia was mainly attributed to malabsorption caused by autoimmune gastritis.This article reviews the common clinical manifestations of APS, in order to call for geriatricians' attention to APS.APS Ⅲ B+ C should be considered if vitiligo combined with anemia occurs in elderly patients. Key words: Autoimmune diseases; Anemia; Vitiligo; Gastritis
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