Naama Tova Cohen, Khalaf Kridin: A bidirectional autoimmune cluster between vitiligo and rheumatoid arthritis: a large-scale population-based study (Arch Dermatol Res . )

A knowledge gap exists regarding the association between vitiligo and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to the absence of large-scale cohort studies designed to investigate this association. To investigate the bidirectional epidemiological association between vitiligo and RA. A population-based study was conducted using Clalit Health Services (CHS) database (2002-2019) using both a cohort study and a case-control study design.