Medical Pearl: Dermatitis herpetiformis - Potential for confusion with eczema

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-328

  George, Dornechia E ^a   Browning, John C ^a   Hsu, Sylvia ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECZEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31344480948     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.060     Document Type: Article

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