Autoimmune Diseases Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Dermatology
- Vol. 25 (3), 392-393
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00692.x
Abstract
Associations of autoimmune diseases with neurofibromatosis type 1 have been rarely described. In the present report, we describe two patients of neurofibromatosis type 1 having an association with vitiligo in one, and alopecia areata and autoimmune thyroiditis in another. The associations of neurofibromatosis type 1 with vitiligo, alopecia areata, and autoimmune thyroiditis have not been reported earlier. Whether these associations reflect a causal relationship with neurofibromatosis type 1 or are coincidental needs to be settled.Keywords
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