Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Enayat Attwa

Publications

• Research Article
  Vitiligo and Associated Autoimmune Diseases in Zagazig University Hospitlas, Sharkia Governate, Egypt
  Author(s): Enayat Attwa, Ahmad Nofal, Mohamed H Khater, Khaled Gharib and Nglaa KhalifaEnayat Attwa, Ahmad Nofal, Mohamed H Khater, Khaled Gharib and Nglaa Khalifa
  
  Although the pathogenesis of vitiligo is not yet fully understood, the autoimmune hypothesis is the most commonly accepted. The aim of this study was to study the frequency of autoimmune diseases in a group of Egyptian patients with vitiligo compared with control. This study involved 50 Egyptian patients with vitiligo and 50 healthy subjects as control group. Patients should be made aware of signs and symptoms that suggest the onset of thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, or other autoimmune disease. If signs or symptoms occur, appropriate tests were performed. Screenings for thyroid disease were through evaluation of thyroid antibodies (anti-thyroidperoxidase, anti-thyroglobulin antibody), serum thyrotropin (TSH), free tri-iodothyronine (T3) and free thyroxine (T4). Screening for diabetes was done with fasting blood glucose or glycosylated hemoglobin testing. A complete blood count with in.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0427.1000154

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