15. Abstract:
We report a case of dermatitis herpetiformis co-localised with segmental
vitiligo in a 37-year-old woman with a background history of autoimmune
polyglandular syndrome type 2. We propose genetic mosaicism as a possible
mechanism. There has only been one previous case report in
which dermatitis hepetiformis co-localised in close proximity but not
exclusively within vilitigo in a patient with autoimmune thyroiditis. To our
knowledge, this is the first case report of dermatitis herpetiformis co-
localised exclusively to segmental vitiligo in the presence of autoimmune
polyglandular syndrome.
KEYWORDS:
Addison¡¯s disease; Duhring's disease; autoimmune hypothyroidism;
autoimmunity; coeliac disease; dermatitis herpetiformis; diabetes mellitus;
vitiligo
Bullous and vesicular lesions located within segmental vitiligo on left lower arm and
a close-up image of representative bullae, vesicles and crusted papules.
Biopsy from the left arm demonstrating subepidermal blister formation (haematoxylin and eosin, original magnification: x200);
(B) Direct immunofluorescence with granular IgA deposition in the basement membrane zone at tips of the dermal papillae
Dermatitis herpetiformis: erythematous plaques, grouped vesicles, exulcerations and blood crust in lower limbs
Direct immunofluorescence. Fluorescence in granular pattern in the basement membrane zone