PMID- 16610248
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060605
LR  - 20220113
IS  - 0391-4097 (Print)
IS  - 0391-4097 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Feb
TI  - Association of pelvic endometriosis with alopecia universalis, autoimmune 
      thyroiditis and multiple sclerosis.
PG  - 182-9
AB  - An adult Caucasian female developed a previously unreported association of pelvic 
      endometriosis (PE) with the triad of alopecia universalis (AU), autoimmune 
      thyroiditis (AT) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Molecular human leukocyte antigen 
      (HLA)-tissue typing of this subject showed the presence of the DR(2) 15 and DR(3) 
      17 alleles, which are associated to an increased risk of MS and AT, respectively. 
      Clinical onset of AT followed withdrawal of corticosteroid treatment for AU, 
      whereas MS become clinically evident after withdrawal from long-term 
      estroprogestin therapy for PE. This clinical case is presented to discuss the 
      autoimmune origin of PE, its possible association with multiple autoimmune 
      disorders as well as the effect of other factors, such as administration and/ or 
      discontinuation of specific hormonal regimens, on genetic autoimmunity-prone 
      background.
FAU - Alviggi, C
AU  - Alviggi C
AD  - Department of Gynecological, Obstetric, and Urological Sciences and Medicine of 
      Reproduction, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National 
      Research Council (IEOS-CNR), Napoli, Italy.
FAU - Carrieri, P B
AU  - Carrieri PB
FAU - Pivonello, R
AU  - Pivonello R
FAU - Scarano, V
AU  - Scarano V
FAU - Pezzella, M
AU  - Pezzella M
FAU - De Placido, G
AU  - De Placido G
FAU - Colao, A
AU  - Colao A
FAU - Matarese, G
AU  - Matarese G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Italy
TA  - J Endocrinol Invest
JT  - Journal of endocrinological investigation
JID - 7806594
RN  - 0 (Autoantibodies)
RN  - 0 (Hormones)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Alopecia/*complications
MH  - Autoantibodies/blood
MH  - Endometriosis/*complications/*immunology
MH  - Female
MH  - Hormones/adverse effects/blood/therapeutic use
MH  - Humans
MH  - Multiple Sclerosis/*complications/genetics
MH  - Thyroiditis, Autoimmune/*complications/genetics
EDAT- 2006/04/14 09:00
MHDA- 2006/06/06 09:00
CRDT- 2006/04/14 09:00
PHST- 2006/04/14 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/06/06 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/04/14 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 1185 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/BF03344095 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Endocrinol Invest. 2006 Feb;29(2):182-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03344095.