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The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

 
Coexistence of Vitiligo and Psoriasis: Three Case Reports
Selma Bakar-Dertlioğlu1, Haydar Uçak2, Demet Çiçek3, Muharrem Bitiren4
Departments of 1Dermatology, and 4Pathology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, and Departments of Dermatology, 2Elazığ Research and Training Hospital, and 3Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Turkey
Bakar-Dertlioğlu S, Uçak H, Çiçek D, Bitiren M. Coexistence of vitiligo and psoriasis: three case reports. Turk J Pediatr 2012; 54: 77-79.

Vitiligo and psoriasis are both common diseases. However, coexistence of these two diseases is rare. The pathogenesis of the coexistence of vitiligo and psoriasis is still unknown. Herein, we report three children (11-year-old, 8-year-old, and 7-year-old females) who attended our Department of Dermatology with coexisting vitiligo and psoriasis.

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