title: Segmental vitiligo in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome.
abstract: Reported here is a 35-year-old man with findings of thoracic outlet syndrome and bilateral segmental vitiligo on C8-T1 dermatomes. The possible causal relationship between the two disorders under the common denominator of cervical sympathetic involvement is discussed for the first time in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İskenderun Military Hospital, Hatay, Turkey. mkaraftr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Özgür
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Mehmet Güney
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Şenol
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Özdağ
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Özçakar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000294:innervation; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology