Dermatitis herpetiformis: A condition which is characterized by a chronic pruritic dermatitis. See detailed information below for a list of 22 causes of Dermatitis herpetiformis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Dermatitis herpetiformis: a chronic disease of the skin marked by a symmetric itching eruption of vesicles and papules that occur in groups; relapses are common; associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy and IgA together with neutrophils beneath the epidermis of lesional and perilesional skin. SYN: Duhring disease.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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.
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Duhring's disease, Duhring-Brocq disease
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Rash (930 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes)
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Skin rash (930 causes), Skin blisters (337 causes), Skin itch (1268 causes), Autoimmune thyroid disease, Celiac Disease, Collagenous celiac disease, Down's syndrome, Psychiatric disorders
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