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Dermatitis herpetiformis is | Dermatitis herpetiformis is an autoimmune skin manifestation of celiac disease. Approximately 10% patients suffering from celiac disease are affected by this rash, while more than 90% patients with the dermatitis herpetiformis eruptions are found to have gluten sensitive enteropathy which resembles to celiac disease. It is found that both genetic and environmental factors are the cause of development of the rash<ref>Pekka Collin, Teea T. Salmi, Kaisa Hervonen, Katri Kaukinen & Timo Reunala (2017) Dermatitis herpetiformis: a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac disease, Annals of Medicine, 49:1, 23-31, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2016.1222450</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Causes
Dermatitis herpetiformis is an autoimmune skin manifestation of celiac disease. Approximately 10% patients suffering from celiac disease are affected by this rash, while more than 90% patients with the dermatitis herpetiformis eruptions are found to have gluten sensitive enteropathy which resembles to celiac disease. It is found that both genetic and environmental factors are the cause of development of the rash[1].
References
- ↑ Pekka Collin, Teea T. Salmi, Kaisa Hervonen, Katri Kaukinen & Timo Reunala (2017) Dermatitis herpetiformis: a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac disease, Annals of Medicine, 49:1, 23-31, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2016.1222450