Anetoderma may be a warning sign of autoimmunity: A cohort study

Shawn Afvari^{1

2}, Rhea Malik^{1

3}, Baraa Hijaz^{1

3}, Vinod E Nambudiri^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² New York Medical College School of Medicine, Valhalla, New York.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Shawn Afvari et al. JAAD Int. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 13:15:147-148.

doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2024.02.002. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Shawn Afvari^{1

2}, Rhea Malik^{1

3}, Baraa Hijaz^{1

3}, Vinod E Nambudiri^{1

3}

¹ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² New York Medical College School of Medicine, Valhalla, New York.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Keywords: Sjogren syndrome; anetoderma; atrophic skin; autoimmune; histopathology; rheumatoid arthritis; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Conflict of interest statement

None disclosed.

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