Es una erupción cutánea extremadamente pruriginosa compuesta de protuberancias y ampollas. La erupción es crónica, lo que significa que continúa durante un período de tiempo prolongado.
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La dermatitis herpetiforme generalmente comienza en personas de 20 años de edad en adelante, aunque puede afectar algunas veces a los niños. Esta afección se observa tanto en hombres como en mujeres.
Se desconoce su causa; sin embargo, la dermatitis herpetiforme frecuentemente está asociada con la sensibilidad al gluten (enfermedad celíaca) en el intestino delgado.
Versión en inglés revisada por:Michael S. Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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