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Dermatitis Herpetiformis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Disease, Duhring
  • Disease, Duhring's
  • Duhring Disease
  • Duhring's Disease
  • Duhrings Disease

Note

  • a bullous skin dis: nothing to do with herpes

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003874

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