title: Dermatitis herpetiformis and vitiligo.
abstract: We report the fourth case of coexisting dermatitis herpetiformis and vitiligo. This patient's HLA haplotype is HLA-B8 DR3, which is characteristic of dermatitis herpetiformis. The autoimmune features of both disorders suggest that their coexistence is not coincidental.
mesh_terms: D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology