- Dermatitis herpetiformis: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment * * Work performed at West ParanĂ¡ State University (UNIOESTE) - Cascavel (PR), Brazil. (scielo.br)
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH), also known as Duhring-Brocq dermatitis, is a chronic, recurrent disease, secondary to gluten hypersensitivity which main clinical manifestation is the occurrence of a papulovesicular pruriginous rash. (scielo.br)
- 2 2 Hervonen K, Karell K, Holopainen P, Collin P, Partanen J, Reunala T. Concordance of dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease in monozygous twins. (scielo.br)
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of dermatitis herpetiformis. (scielo.br)
- Dermatitis herpetiformis: from the genetics to the development of skin lesions. (scielo.br)
- 6 6 Fry L. Dermatitis herpetiformis: problems, progress and prospects. (scielo.br)
- Gluten sensitivity" is an umbrella term that includes celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and gluten-related neurologic dysfunction. (medlink.com)
- These diverse manifestations are a result of autoimmunity against different transglutaminases (transglutaminase 2 in celiac disease, transglutaminase 3 in dermatitis herpetiformis, and transglutaminase 6 in neurologic manifestations). (medlink.com)
- The evolution of the concept of extraintestinal manifestations first developed with the realization that the skin condition, dermatitis herpetiformis, was treatable with a gluten-free diet. (medlink.com)
- As an example of such an affection is the dermatitis herpeti- formis of Duhring, which appears under no less than six different forms having some symptoms in common, but differing in many of its lesions. (nih.gov)