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  • Title: [A girl with an itchy skin disease].
    Author: de Meij TG, Kneepkens CM.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2012; 156(48):A4646. PubMed ID: 23191963.
    Abstract:
    A 10-year-old girl presented with chronic, itchy papulo-vesiculous skin lesions. Diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis was established based on elevated IgA endomysium and transglutaminase type 2 antibodies, and histological findings on skin biopsy. Dermatitis herpetiformis is the cutaneous expression of celiac disease. Treatment consists of gluten-free diet and diafenylsulfon.
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