Associations Between Gout, Psoriasis, and Sarcoidosis
Authors: JAMES G. ZIMMER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 April 1966Associations Between Gout, Psoriasis, and SarcoidosisWith Consideration of Their Pathogenic SignificanceJAMES G. ZIMMER, M.D., D. JOSEPH DEMIS, M.D., PH.D.JAMES G. ZIMMER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, D. JOSEPH DEMIS, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-4-786 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of two or more distinct disease entities in the same patient has always excited the interest of clinicians, particularly if the individual disorders are uncommon. While most of these cases are initially reported as medical curiosities, the intriguing possibilities remain that new etiologic or pathogenic relationships may be disclosed and that investigation of these "coincidences" may result in the discovery of important new facts of normal physiology or disease causation. The question of a possible interrelationship between the three diseases considered here first was brought to attention by the report of Kaplan and Klatskin (1) in 1960 of...References1. KAPLANKLATSKIN HG: Sarcoidosis, psoriasis, and gout: syndrome or coincidence? Yale J. Biol. Med. 32: 335, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. BUNIMKIMBERGTHOMASVAN SCOTTKLATSKIN JJDVLBEJG: The syndrome of sarcoidosis, psoriasis, and gout: combined clinical staff conference at the National Institutes of Health. Ann. Intern. Med. 57: 1018, 1962. LinkGoogle Scholar3. BERESTON ES: Incidence of psoriasis. Arch. Derm. (Chicago) 62: 716, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SUTTON RL: Incidence of psoriasis. 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Dermatovener. (Stockholm) 28: 483, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JAMES G. ZIMMER, M.D.; D. JOSEPH DEMIS, M.D., PH.D.Affiliations: Washington, D. C., and Rochester, New YorkFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C., and Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to D. Joseph Demis, M.D., Director, Division of Dermatology, Washington University-School of Medicine, 600 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis, Mo. 63110. 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