Anetoderma: Is It a Sign of Autoimmunity?

• Main Authors: Hessa Al Buainain, Mohamed Allam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2009-12-01
• Series: Case Reports in Dermatology
• Subjects: Anetoderma; Thyroid; Autoimmune thyroiditis; Grave’s disease; Primary hypothyroidism
• Online Access: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/265699

Anetoderma is a rare elastolytic disorder characterized by circumscribed areas of flaccid skin due to the loss of elastic tissue in the dermis. Primary anetoderma is frequently observed in patients with autoimmune diseases or abnormalities especially with antiphospholipid antibodies with or without antiphospholipid syndrome. In this case report we discuss a patient with primary anetoderma with positive antithyroid peroxidase antibodies, which is consistent with autoimmune thyroiditis.