DERMATITIS-HERPETIFORMIS AND ESTABLISHED CELIAC-DISEASE

Citation
Dj. Gawkrodger et al., DERMATITIS-HERPETIFORMIS AND ESTABLISHED CELIAC-DISEASE, British journal of dermatology, 129(6), 1993, pp. 694-695
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
129
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
694 - 695
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1993)129:6<694:DAEC>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Fifteen (5.3%) of 282 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) were diagnosed as suffering from coeliac disease before the onset of their DH. This group showed a female preponderance, and a later than usual onset of DH. The mean age at which DH developed was 40.0 years, and th ere was a mean interval of 13.2 years between the two diagnoses. Seven patients had stopped their gluten-free diet, and a further four were poor compliers. Persistent gluten ingestion in coeliacs with a specifi c genetic predisposition may result in the development of DH.