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Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Thyrotoxicosis
Author(s) -
Callen Jeffrey P.,
Weston William F.,
Chanda Joseph J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/ijd.1979.18.3.219
Subject(s) - dermatitis herpetiformis , medicine , dermatology , thyroid , antibody , immunology , pathology , disease
Dermatitis herpetiformis has been associated with a variety of thyroid abnormalties. A case of thyrotoxicosis in a patient with pre‐existing dermatitis herpetiformis is reported. Thyroid antibodies were present in the serum. This may suggest an immunologic relationship between dermatitis herpetiformis and thyroid disorders, that may be more than fortuitous.