[Vitiligo in a patient with pachydermoperiostosis: a fortuitous association?].

Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by pachydermia, digital clubbing, arthritis and periosteal hypertrophy. We report the case of a patient with PDP who developed vitiligo. While the association of autoimmune diseases and some dermatological disorders with PDP has been reported before, this appears to be the first described case of vitiligo in association with PDP.

[Juvenile dermatomyositis presenting with anasarca: a possible new variant].

Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the muscle skin and other organs. Although localized edema is a common feature of juvenile dermatomyositis generalized edema has been reported infrequently. We describe a patient with dermatomyositis and anasarca and present a brief review of the literature.