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Inger Grunnet, MD; Jette Howitz, MD; Flemming Reymann, MD; Michael Schwartz, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1970;101(1):82-85.

Abstract
The incidence of vitiligo in the Danish population was determined to be a little above 1% (1.44%), from the examination of a total of 691 admissions during one day of November 1968 to the Glostrup Hospital.

We have tried to clarify the correlation between vitiligo and pernicious anemia by studying more comprehensive series of patients.

Among 84 patients with pernicious anemia, a total of nine cases (10.6%) were found.

Out of 135 patients with vitiligo, five had pernicious anemia (3.7%), while, in the Danish general population, an incidence of pernicious anemia of 0.13% is reported.

It is concluded that such a pronounced relationship may support the theory that vitiligo belongs to the group of autoimmune disorders.

Author Affiliations
Copenhagen

From the Department of Dermatology, the Finsen Institute, and the Department of Medicine, the Copenhagen County Hospital in Glostrup, Copenhagen.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 26, 1969.

Reprint requests to Department of Dermatology, The Finsen Institute, 49, Strandboulevard, 2100 Copenhagen (Dr. Reymann).

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