PubMed ID: 718499
Author(s): Albert DM, Sober AJ, Fitzpatrick TB. Iritis in patients with cutaneous melanoma and vitiligo. Arch Ophthalmol. 1978 Nov;96(11):2081-4. PMID 718499
Journal: Archives Of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Volume 96, Issue 11, Nov 1978
Two patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma, vitiligo, and uveitis are described. The occurrence of vitiligo following cutaneous melanoma is not uncommon and has been interpreted to result from cellular and humoral factors directed against melanoma cells that also destroy normal cutaneous melanocytes. The present cases raise the possibility that melanocytes in the eye as well as the skin may be affected.