Medical Term:

dermatitis herpetiformis

 

Definition: a chronic disease of the skin marked by a symmetric itching eruption of vesicles and papules that occur in groups; relapses are common; associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy and IgA together with neutrophils beneath the epidermis of lesional and perilesional skin.

Synonym(s): Duhring disease

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