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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.
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Yalçin, B., Tamer, E., Toy, G.G. et al. Development of pemphigus vulgaris in a patient with vitiligo and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. J Endocrinol Invest 28, 558–560 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347246
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