title: Autoimmune blistering disease in a patient with Graves disease and vitiligo.
abstract: Autoimmune thyroid diseases have been correlated with a variety of autoimmune diseases also affecting the skin. A 56-year-old patient with a history of vitiligo is presented who was admitted for hyperthyroidism (Graves disease) and a blistering eruption. Clinical and histological appearance of the skin disorder, rapid response to corticosteroids, recurrence and remission of the lesions with discontinuation and reintroduction of corticosteroids, respectively, were all suggestive of an autoimmune blistering disease accompanying autoimmune hyperthyroidism and vitiligo.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aspasia S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Soultati
authors.forename: Spyridon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dourakis
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asvesti
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nezi
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexopoulou
authors.forename: Athanasios J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Archimandritis
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones