Keywords
Addison’s disease
Autoimmune Poliglandular Syndrome tipo 2 (APS type 2)
Celiac disease
hypothyroidism
hypogonadism
JFK physicians
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Abstract
John F. Kennedy had many medical conditions during his lifetime. Addison disease was diagnosed when Kennedy was 30 years of age, and he was found to have hypothyroidism when he was a senator. The coexistence of autoimmune adrenal disease and hypothyroidism is consistent with APS
2.
Possibly because of autoimmune disease but probably as a result of long-term steroid
replacement therapy, Kennedy's endocrinologist prescribed treatment with testosterone, and this may have been initiated during the 1960 presidential campaign. Despite his many medical
conditions as well as his recurrent back problems, John F. Kennedy managed to convey an image of health and vigor that masked the true state of his health to the U.S. public. In this narrative review
we mention marginally the autopsy that followed his assassination.
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