Six Cases of Dermatitis Herpetiformis.
- Author:
Jung Uk YI
;
Chang Woo LEE
;
Jae Hong KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Clinical features;
Dermatitis herpetiformis
- MeSH:
Arm;
Celiac Disease;
Dermatitis Herpetiformis*;
Dermatitis*;
Diagnostic Errors;
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct;
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Hypopigmentation;
Neck;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(5):577-581
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dermatitis herpetiformis is a chronic, intensely itchy, papulovesicular skin disorder of unknown cause, which is usually symmetrically distributed on extensor surface. Most patients have an associated gluten-sensitive enteropathy which is usually asymptornatic. We report six cases of dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosed by direct immunofluorescence studies. The patients have had characteristic features of dennatitis herpetiformis, such as vesicles, erythernatous papules, urticaria-like plaques, and hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation, dispersed on the neck, back, and arms. None of the patients had subjective symptoms associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Clinicians should be aware of the clinical features of this disease to avoid possible misdiagnosis, and to provide better therspeutic approaches in time.
