Dermatitis herpetiformis in an African woman

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin. It is a result of hypersensitivity to dietary gluten. Diagnosis of DH can be challenging in a low prevalence, resource-limited population. We present the case of an African woman who presented with clinical features of DH...

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Autores principales: Machona, Musonda Sharon, Gupta, Mehak, Mudenda, Victor, Ngalamika, Owen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6195247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364361
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.30.119.14012
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Sumario:Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin. It is a result of hypersensitivity to dietary gluten. Diagnosis of DH can be challenging in a low prevalence, resource-limited population. We present the case of an African woman who presented with clinical features of DH.

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