Vitiligo Coexistent with Psoriasis: Four Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Turk J Dermatol 2009;3(1):22-24

1. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi Dermatoloji Anabilim Dali, Hatay, Türkiye

2. Mustafa Kemal Ünivesitesi Tip Fakültesi Dermatoloji Anabilim Dali, Hatay, Türkiye

3. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Dermatoloji Anabilim Dali, Hatay, Türkiye

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ABSTRACT

Vitiligo and psoriasis are both common disorders. However, psoriasis and vitiligo occuring contemporaneously in the same patient is rare. The etiology of the coincidence remains uncertain, although possibility of a Koebner-like phenomenon has been proposed. Herein we report four cases of vitiligo coexistent with psoriasis and review of the literature. (Turkish Journal of Dermatology 2009; 3: 22-4) Vitiligo, psoriasis, autoimmunity, Koebner phenomenon

Keywords:

Vitiligo, psoriasis, autoimmunity, Koebner phenomenon