Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Associated with Vitiligo and Autoimmune Thyroiditis – a Case Report

Jovan Lalošević; Dušan Škiljević

doi:10.2478/sjdv-2014-0012

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Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Associated with Vitiligo and Autoimmune Thyroiditis – a Case Report

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

Volume 6 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)

By: Jovan Lalošević and Dušan Škiljević

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|Apr 2015

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease and approximately one third of patients with the systemic form develop skin lesions. We present a case of cutaneous sarcoidosis associated with autoimmune thyroiditis and vitiligo. Although this association is rare by itself, it imposes the theory of autoimmune etiology of sarcoidosis. Moreover, our patient presented with elevated levels of serum chitotriosidase, a known biomarker in the activity of systemic sarcoidosis. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports of chitotriosidase in isolated cutaneous sarcoidosis, raising a possible field for future research.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2014-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2406-0631 | Journal ISSN: 1821-0902

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Language: English

Page range: 138 - 142

Published on: Apr 4, 2015

Published by: Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)

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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Sarcoidosis,

Skin Diseases,

Thyroiditis, Autoimmune,

Related subjects:

Dermatological and veneral diseases

© 2015 Jovan Lalošević, Dušan Škiljević, published by Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
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