Letter to the Editor

Concomitant Nephrotic Syndrome with Antinuclear Antibody Seropositivity and Hashimoto Thyroiditis in a Patient with Mycosis Fungoides

Authors: Arif Kaya, MD, Mehmet Kanbay, MD, Omer Bayrak, MD, Hanifi Kurtaran, MD, Nebil Ark, MD, Ferhat Catal, MD, Ali Akcay, MD

Abstract

To the Editor: Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders, of which mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type. As premorbid conditions associated with CTCLs, kidney and thyroid disorders have rarely been reported.1–4 We present a case of nephrotic syndrome with antinuclear antibody (ANA) seropositivity and Hashimoto thyroiditis in association with MF.

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