Should all patients with dermatitis herpetiformis follow a gluten-free diet?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 222-225

  Buckley, D A ^a,c   McDermott, R ^a   O'Donoghue, D ^b   Rogers, S ^a  

^a City of Dublin Skin/Cancer Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatitis herpetiformis; Gluten enteropathy; Gluten free diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031454543     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00107-4     Document Type: Article

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