Other autoimmune disorders?

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

My 5 year old Abby (poly,uveitis) was just diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid

disease. Dealing with her hypothyroidism is fairly straightforward (I have

adult onset hypothyroidism, which is treated with daily replacement hormone) but

it concerns me that she has developed a second autoimmune disease. How many

others have kids with multiple autoimmune diseases? Our new pediatric

rheumatologist said this was fairly common, but we are a bit shaken nonetheless.

Anyone else dealing with this?

Christie

mom to Grace (7), Abby (5, poly JIA with uveitis and hypothyroidism) and Eliza

(4 months)

[Guest guest]

My daughter, has poly JIA, diagnosed at 18 months of age. Later, at 3,

she was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, which is thought also to be

autoimmune in nature.

Many of the same drugs are used to treat the diseases.

She has since developed uveitis. She is now 5.

The UC is giving us WAY more problems at this point than the JRA ... she has

never been in a remission or had even normal stools....EVER....allmost constant

watery, diarrhea.

Kathy

mom to (5, poly JIA, uveitis, ulcerative colitis) and Luke (7)

Other autoimmune disorders?

Hi all,

My 5 year old Abby (poly,uveitis) was just diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid

disease. Dealing with her hypothyroidism is fairly straightforward (I have adult

onset hypothyroidism, which is treated with daily replacement hormone) but it

concerns me that she has developed a second autoimmune disease. How many others

have kids with multiple autoimmune diseases? Our new pediatric rheumatologist

said this was fairly common, but we are a bit shaken nonetheless. Anyone else

dealing with this?

Christie

mom to Grace (7), Abby (5, poly JIA with uveitis and hypothyroidism) and Eliza

(4 months)

[Guest guest]

It is very common. My son started with allergies, then asthma, then arthritis.

All are auto immune in nature. According to my son's first rheumy, these kids

have " hyper " immune systems which can cause this. Their immune systems are out

of whack, if you will. Michele ( 22, spondy)

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Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:02 PM

Subject: Other autoimmune disorders?

Hi all,

My 5 year old Abby (poly,uveitis) was just diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid

disease. Dealing with her hypothyroidism is fairly straightforward (I have adult

onset hypothyroidism, which is treated with daily replacement hormone) but it

concerns me that she has developed a second autoimmune disease. How many others

have kids with multiple autoimmune diseases? Our new pediatric rheumatologist

said this was fairly common, but we are a bit shaken nonetheless. Anyone else

dealing with this?

Christie

mom to Grace (7), Abby (5, poly JIA with uveitis and hypothyroidism) and Eliza

(4 months)