Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity

The coexistence of psoriasis and vitiligo is rare. We describe a case report of a 58 year old female patient who developed typical psoraiatic plaques covering completely or partly the vitiliginous areas of her skin. Her psoriasis was strictly limited to the vitiliginous patches with no involvement o...

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Main Authors:	Neerja Puri, Asha Puri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Our Dermatology Online 2013-04-01
Series:	Nasza Dermatologia Online
Subjects:	autoimmune colocalization koebner phenomenon patch psoriasis vitiligo
Online Access:	http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-2-15-strict/

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spelling	doaj-5890710aac7a4cc78133471380a5aa312020-11-24T21:12:07ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902013-04-0142202204Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entityNeerja PuriAsha PuriThe coexistence of psoriasis and vitiligo is rare. We describe a case report of a 58 year old female patient who developed typical psoraiatic plaques covering completely or partly the vitiliginous areas of her skin. Her psoriasis was strictly limited to the vitiliginous patches with no involvement of the normal skin. Strict anatomical coexistence of both diseases is extremely rare and suggests a casual mechanism, possibly due to a koebner phenomenon but genetic and environmental factors may also be involved.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-2-15-strict/autoimmunecolocalizationkoebner phenomenonpatchpsoriasisvitiligo
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spellingShingle	Neerja Puri Asha Puri Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity Nasza Dermatologia Online autoimmune colocalization koebner phenomenon patch psoriasis vitiligo
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title	Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity
title_short	Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity
title_full	Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity
title_fullStr	Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity
title_full_unstemmed	Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity
title_sort	strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity
publisher	Our Dermatology Online
series	Nasza Dermatologia Online
issn	2081-9390
publishDate	2013-04-01
description	The coexistence of psoriasis and vitiligo is rare. We describe a case report of a 58 year old female patient who developed typical psoraiatic plaques covering completely or partly the vitiliginous areas of her skin. Her psoriasis was strictly limited to the vitiliginous patches with no involvement of the normal skin. Strict anatomical coexistence of both diseases is extremely rare and suggests a casual mechanism, possibly due to a koebner phenomenon but genetic and environmental factors may also be involved.
topic	autoimmune colocalization koebner phenomenon patch psoriasis vitiligo
url	http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-2-15-strict/
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Strict anatomical co existence and colocalization of vitiligo and psoriasis – a rare entity

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