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Review
. 2012 May;32(2):275-81, vi-vii.
doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2012.04.007. Epub 2012 Apr 18.

Management of dermatitis herpetiformis

Adela Rambi G Cardones  1 , Russell P Hall 3rd
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Review

Management of dermatitis herpetiformis

Adela Rambi G Cardones et al. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2012 May.

Abstract

The major treatment strategies for DH are gluten restriction or medical treatment with sulfones. Control of the cutaneous manifestations, but not the gastrointestinal changes, is rapid with dapsone. In addition to control of the cutaneous signs and symptoms of DH, dietary gluten restriction also induces improvement of gastrointestinal morphology and is possibly protective against the development of lymphoma.

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