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[Concurrent goiter and vitiligo in a 13-year old boy]
S M Bagłaj1, K Sawicz-Birkowska, T Lukieńczuk
1Klinika Chirurgii Dzieciecej Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
Pediatria Polska
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
The coincidence of goitre and vitiligo in 13-year-old boy is reported. Skin changes appeared two years before the thyroid disease was diagnosed. Immunological investigation revealed the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies, which may suggest an autoaggressive etiology of both disorders.