title: Development of pemphigus vulgaris in a patient with vitiligo and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
abstract: Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disease. An association of pemphigus vulgaris with vitiligo or Hashimoto's thyroiditis has not been reported before. We reported a 38 yr-old female patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and vitiligo who eventually developed pemphigus vulgaris on vitiliginous lesions. A genetic predisposition or a local event on vitiliginous skin may be responsible for the development of pemphigus in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Educational and Research Hospital, Dermatology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. yalcinbasak@yahoo.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yalçin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tamer
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Toy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oztas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; C006606:anti-thyroglobulin; D011239:Prednisolone; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase; D001379:Azathioprine