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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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*Autoimmune disorder associated gluten sensitivity | *Autoimmune disorder associated gluten sensitivity | ||
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==Clinical Features== | |||
[[File:Dermatitis-herpetiformis2.jpg|thumbnail|Characteristic rash]] | [[File:Dermatitis-herpetiformis2.jpg|thumbnail|Characteristic rash]] | ||
*Looks like [[scabies]], but clustered around elbows, knees, shoulders, buttox | *Looks like [[scabies]], but clustered around elbows, knees, shoulders, buttox | ||
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{{Bullous rashes DDX}} | {{Bullous rashes DDX}} | ||
==Evaluation== | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Gluten free diet | *Gluten-free diet | ||
*Dapsone | *[[Dapsone]] | ||
==Disposition== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Rash]] | *[[Rash]] | ||
[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 11 December 2024
Background
- Autoimmune disorder associated gluten sensitivity
Dermatitis Types
- Atopic dermatitis
- Candida dermatitis
- Cercarial dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Diaper dermatitis
- Dyshidrotic dermatitis
- Neonatal seborrhoeic dermatitis
- Nummular dermatitis
- Perianal streptococcal dermatitis
- Perioral dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Stasis dermatitis
Clinical Features
- Looks like scabies, but clustered around elbows, knees, shoulders, buttox
Differential Diagnosis
Vesiculobullous rashes
Febrile
- Diffuse distribution
- Varicella (chickenpox)
- Smallpox
- Monkeypox
- Disseminated gonococcal disease
- DIC
- Purpural fulminans
- Localized distribution
Afebrile
- Diffuse distribution
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Drug-Induced bullous disorders
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Phytophotodermatitis
- Erythema multiforme major
- Bullous impetigo
- Localized distribution
- Contact dermatitis
- Herpes zoster (shingles)
- Dyshidrotic eczema
- Burn
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Erythema multiforme minor
- Poison Oak, Ivy, Sumac dermatitis
- Bullosis diabeticorum
- Bullous impetigo
- Folliculitis
Evaluation
Management
- Gluten-free diet
- Dapsone