Dermatitis herpetiformis presenting as ataxia in a child

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-165

  Helsing, Per ^a   Frøen, Hege ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Child; Chronic bullous disease of childhood; Coeliac disease; Dermatitis herpetiformis

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATAXIA; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLUTEN; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34047116334     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0220     Document Type: Article

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