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

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

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Medical Textbooks Online about Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Dermatitis herpetiformis?

• Misdiagnosis of Dermatitis herpetiformis
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Misdiagnosis and Dermatitis herpetiformis

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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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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