Erythema dyschromicum perstans and vitiligo.
We report an East Indian man with simultaneous lesions of erythema dyschromicum perstans and vitiligo. This report is only the second to present these two pigmentary disorders occurring in the same patient. Although the exact cause of both disorders is unknown, a pathogenetic role for cytotoxic T-cell responses has been hypothesized in each condition.
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
Narayan S
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Naik
D000328:Adult; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology