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Iritis in Patients With Cutaneous Melanoma and Vitiligo
Daniel M. Albert, MD;
Arthur J. Sober, MD;
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 1978;96(11):2081-2084.
Abstract
• Two patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma, vitiligo, and uveitis are described. The occurrence of vitiligo following cutaneous melanoma is not uncommon and has been interpreted to result from cellular and humoral factors directed against melanoma cells that also destroy normal cutaneous melanocytes. The present cases raise the possibility that melanocytes in the eye as well as the skin may be affected.
Author Affiliations
From the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Dr Albert), and the Departments of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Drs Sober and Fitzpatrick).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 17, 1978.
Reprint requests to Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114 (Dr Albert).
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