Segmental vitiligo in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome

Kara M., Yilmaz S., Kara O., Senol M. G., Ozdag F., ÖZÇAKAR L.

RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.32, sa.9, ss.2941-2943, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00296-011-2024-6
  • Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2941-2943
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thoracic outlet syndrome, Segmental vitiligo, Cervical sympathetic, Dermatome
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Reported here is a 35-year-old man with findings of thoracic outlet syndrome and bilateral segmental vitiligo on C8-T1 dermatomes. The possible causal relationship between the two disorders under the common denominator of cervical sympathetic involvement is discussed for the first time in the literature.