[Diabetes and hypothyroidism]

A 7 1/2 year old girl, diagnosed as having insulin dependent diabetes "mellitus" and while receiving treatment, a clinical and analytical hypothyroidism was detected. She was found to have a level of antimicrosomal antibodies of 1/102,400. Discovery of microsomal antibodies in insulin dependent diabetic children is frequently mentioned in medical literature, whereas in 25 diabetics at this Centre these findings proved to be negative. Clinical association of both these illnesses is not common.