Dermatitis herpetiformis

external

• Causes

  • HLA-DR3
  • Anti-endomysial antibody
  • Coeliac disease
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Gastrointestinal lymphoma

• Effects

  • Pruritus
  • Vesicle

• Parents

  • Dermatitis
  • Autoimmune skin disease

• Treatments

  • Dapsone
  • Gluten-free diet
  • Elemental diet

• Description

  • "autoimmune disorder associated with a gluten-sensitive enteropath. 100% association with gluten sensitivity and anti-endomysial antibody Rx Dapsone + gluten free diet"