dermatitis herpetiformis

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic autoimmune blistering skin condition, characterised by blisters filled with a watery fluid that is intensely itchy. DH is a cutaneous manifestation of Coeliac disease. DH is neither related to nor caused by herpes virus: the name means that it is a skin inflammation having an appearance similar to herpes.

Dermatitis herpetiformis was first described by Louis Adolphus Duhring in 1884. A connection between DH and Coeliac disease was recognized in 1967, although ...