Auto-immune Pancytopenia

Auto-Immune Addison\'s Disease Associated with Hyperprolactinemia

SUMMARY Three cases ofauto-immune addison's disease are reported in association with hyperprolactilinemia. All of them had galactorrhea. In three cases complete resolution of hyperprolactitinemia occurred with corticosteroid replacement. We suggest that hyperprolactinemia was due to cortisol deficiency operating directly or indirectly at the level of the pituitary.  

Vitiligo and auto immune diseases: A survey of 100 patients

Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease which is characterized by depigmented patches due to loss of pigment cells. Evidence suggests that cell-mediated immunity plays a role in melanocyte destruction while some patients have antibodies to melanocytes or melanocytic proteins. Vitiligo is strongly associated with a number of autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune thyroiditis is the most prevalent disea...

A Rare Cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Related Pancytopenia

A 21-year-old male with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, not on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) was admitted after complaining of headache and intermittent diarrhea, found to have Cryptococcal meningitis. During the course of his hospitalization, patient developed pancytopenia. Anemia panel, serologies including Epstein barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and parvovirus were negativ...

Dupuytren's contracture: an auto-immune disease?

Auto-immune reactions in ulcerative colitis1

The aetiology of ulcerative colitis is unknown but an underlying immunological disturbance has frequently been implicated. This might be due to an autoimmune reaction (Broberger and Perlmann, 1959, 1962, 1963; Wright, 1964) or to reactions to an exogenous antigen (Andresen, 1925, 1942; Truelove, 1961; Wright, 1964). We have published our studies on the possible role of dietary allergy elsewhere...