Photoletter to the editor: Dermatitis herpetiformis co-localised with vitiligo in a patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome

doi:10.3315/jdcr.2013.1153

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Research Article | Volume 7 Issue 3 (None, 2013) | Pages 101 - 102

Photoletter to the editor: Dermatitis herpetiformis co-localised with vitiligo in a patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome

Abby E. Macbeth

Kevin Y.C. Lee

Nick J. Levell

Laszlo Igali

George W.M. Millington

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DOI : 10.3315/jdcr.2013.1153

PMID : PMC3797019

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Dec. 21, 2012

Published

Sept. 30, 2013

Abstract

We report a case of dermatitis herpetiformis co-localised with segmental vitiligo in a 37-year-old woman with a background history of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2. We propose genetic mosaicism as a possible mechanism. There has only been one previous case report in which dermatitis hepetiformis co-localised in close proximity but not exclusively within vilitigo in a patient with autoimmune thyroiditis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of dermatitis herpetiformis co-localised exclusively to segmental vitiligo in the presence of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome.

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Autoimmunity

Addison’s disease

Autoimmune hypothyroidism

Coeliac disease

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Diabetes mellitus

Duhring's disease

Vitiligo

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