#Vitiligo and overt #thyroid diseases: A nationwide population-based study in Korea
http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(16)31295-6/fulltext
The study enrolled 73,336 vitiligo patients and 146,672 controls. Patients with vitiligo were at increased risks of Graves disease (odds ratio [OR] 2.610 [95% confidence interval {CI} 2.319-02.938]), Hashimoto thyroiditis (OR 1.609 [95% CI 1.437-1.802]), and thyroid cancer (OR 1.127 [95% CI 1.022-1.242]), compared with the controls. The associations were consistently stronger in males and younger patients. Vitiligo was significantly associated with overt autoimmune thyroid diseases and overt thyroid cancer.
http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(16)31295-6/fulltext
The study enrolled 73,336 vitiligo patients and 146,672 controls. Patients with vitiligo were at increased risks of Graves disease (odds ratio [OR] 2.610 [95% confidence interval {CI} 2.319-02.938]), Hashimoto thyroiditis (OR 1.609 [95% CI 1.437-1.802]), and thyroid cancer (OR 1.127 [95% CI 1.022-1.242]), compared with the controls. The associations were consistently stronger in males and younger patients. Vitiligo was significantly associated with overt autoimmune thyroid diseases and overt thyroid cancer.