Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Skin Condition Associated with Celiac Disease

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In my experience growing up with undiagnosed celiac disease, I had to deal with several symptoms that my doctors had no answers for. One of the most frustrating of these was my skin troubles--Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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About one in 100 people in America has celiac disease, while about one in four of those will develop dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring, which occurs when celiac disease manifests cutaneously, in the skin. Dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring is uncommon in children, with only 5% of cases appearing in children younger than 7 years. Most often, it presents in people over forty.

A list of skin common skin disorders that can be caused by celiac disease, but if left undiagnosed, can be both painful and stressful.

Scientists at the University of Finland have announced the discovery of a particular gene that is tied to the development of the celiac-associated skin disease dermatitis herpetiformis, which is the form of celiac disease found in a full 25% of all celiacs.

The following are links to sites have of dermatitis herpetiformis. Some of the photos are biopsies

The the connection between iodine and Dermatitis Herpetiformis is briefly described by the following

Dermatitis Herpetiformis Summary A dermatologist who is experienced at recognizing dermatitis

The following are excerpts from a lecture given by Dr Lionel Fry at the 1984 AGM in London. Dr

Dr. Lionel Fry from the U.K. talked about DH. He stated that all patients with DH have some degree

Iodine testing for DH: This is an old procedure used to create DH blisters. By applying a 30 pe

The following was written by Dr. Joseph Murray, one of the leading USA physicians in the diagn

The following report comes to us from The Sprue-Nik Press, which is published by the Tri-County

Br J Dermatol 1994 Oct;131(4):541-5 Garioch JJ, Lewis HM, Sargent SA, Leonard JN, Fry L. Departme