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Subcutaneous sarcoidosis associated with vitiligo, pernicious anaemia and autoimmune thyroiditis
Author(s) -
M. A. Barnadas,
J.M. Rodríguez-Arias,
A. Alomar
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00574.x
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , vitiligo , medicine , autoimmune thyroiditis , histopathology , thyroiditis , pernicious anaemia , thyroid , dermatology , immunology , pathology , pernicious anemia , anemia
We report a patient with pernicious anaemia, primary autoimmune hypothyroidism and vitiligo, who presented with subcutaneous nodules. Histopathology of the nodules revealed noncaseating granulomas, consistent with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Mild pulmonary sarcoid was also detected. Although an association between sarcoidosis and other autoimmune diseases is well‐recognized, the presence of the particular autoimmune diseases in our patient and the involvement of subcutaneous fat in the sarcoidal inflammation, appears to represent a most unusual clinicopathological combination.