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Modern Rheumatology Volume 12, 2002 - Issue 4
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CASE REPORT

Ankylosing spondylitis associated with vitiligo: a case report

N. SakuraiDivision of Clinical Immunology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 11, Nishi 13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8604, Japan
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M. MukaiDivision of Clinical Immunology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 11, Nishi 13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8604, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y. KonDivision of Clinical Immunology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 11, Nishi 13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8604, Japan
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A. NotoyaDivision of Clinical Immunology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 11, Nishi 13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8604, Japan
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M. KohnoDivision of Clinical Immunology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sapporo City General Hospital, Kita 11, Nishi 13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8604, Japan
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K. TsuchiyaDepartment of Dermatology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
Pages 346-348 | Received 05 Sep 2001, Accepted 04 Apr 2002, Published online: 02 Jan 2014
 
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Abstract

Vitiligo is a very common disease and is suspected to be autoimmune in its pathogenesis. Many autoimmune complications, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, are reportedly associated with vitiligo. The pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is also suspected to be autoimmune, triggered by some infection. We report a 56-year-old man with concurrent vitiligo and AS, and suggest that both diseases could have a common autoimmune background.

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