title: Abnormal sympathetic skin response in patients with autoimmune vitiligo and primary autoimmune hypothyroidism.
abstract: The sympathetic skin response was studied in 21 patients with autoimmune vitiligo or hypothyroidism or both. No response to stimulation was found in 6 patients, but 4 with both diseases showed abnormal results. Sympathetic skin response is useful in evaluating sudomotor activity of the autonomic nervous system, and it is concluded that patients with autoimmune vitiligo, autoimmune hypothyroidism and especially those with both diseases show evidence of sudomotor dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nogues
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leiguarda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López Saubidet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Florin
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000503:physiopathology*