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Dermatitis herpetiformis



Introduction: Dermatitis herpetiformis

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

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Medical Textbooks Online about Dermatitis herpetiformis

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
  • "Handbook of Diseases"

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Misdiagnosis and Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Causes of Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Treatments for Dermatitis herpetiformis

  • Gluten-free diet, dapsone , sulfapyridine

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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


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