“…EBA has frequently been found in association with systemic diseases, in particular inflammatory bowel disease and systemic lupus erythematosus, but also rheumatoid arthritis, amyloidosis, diabetes mellitus, thyroiditis and other endocrinopathies (1,2). Association with haematological diseases and solid tumours has also been described (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”