Dermatitis herpetiformis

Dermatitis herpetiformis: Introduction

Dermatitis herpetiformis: Blistering skin rash of elbows, knees, and buttocks. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dermatitis herpetiformis is available below.

Symptoms of Dermatitis herpetiformis

• Skin rash - elbows, knees, and buttocks.
• Blistering skin rash
• Itching skin rash
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Dermatitis herpetiformis: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Dermatitis herpetiformis?

• Misdiagnosis of Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Failure to diagnose Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Hidden causes of Dermatitis herpetiformis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Misdiagnosis and Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Dermatitis herpetiformis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
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  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
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Causes of Dermatitis herpetiformis

• Celiac disease
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More information about causes of Dermatitis herpetiformis:

• Underlying causes of Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Dermatitis herpetiformis as a symptom

Treatments for Dermatitis herpetiformis

• Gluten-free diet, dapsone , sulfapyridine
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News Archives for Dermatitis herpetiformis

Medical news articles related to Dermatitis herpetiformis include:

• Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Dermatitis herpetiformis

Medical research articles related to Dermatitis herpetiformis include:

• Can the levonorgestrel-releasing system be used by a woman who has had a splenectomy, using prophylactic penicillin, would she require additional prophylactic antibiotic cover during insertion?
• For a 15 year old young woman using Dapsone (long-term), can combined oral contraceptives be used?
• Coeliac Disease
• Celiac Disease
• Are any blood tests or other monitoring recommended for patients who are regularly prescribed dapsone tablets?
• more research...»

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Reseach about Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Dermatitis herpetiformis: Broader Related Topics

• Autoimmune diseases
• Dermatitis
• Skin conditions
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Types of Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Definitions of Dermatitis herpetiformis:

Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting of various combinations of symmetrical, erythematous, papular, vesicular, or bullous lesions. The disease is strongly associated with the presence of HLA-B8 and HLA-DR3 antigens. A variety of different autoantibodies has been detected in small numbers in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Dermatitis herpetiformis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet