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Dermatitis herpetiformis may be misdiagnosed as drug eruptions, contact dermatitis, dishydrotic eczema (dyshidrosis), or scabies. [ citation needed ] Other diagnoses in the differential diagnosis include bug bites and other blistering conditions such as bullous pemphigoid , linear IgA bullous dermatosis , and bullous systemic lupus erythematosus.
Adult linear IgA disease is an acquired, autoimmune blistering disease that may present with a clinical pattern of vesicles indistinguishable from dermatitis herpetiformis, or with vesicles and bullae in a bullous pemphigoid-like appearance. [2] This disease can often be difficult to treat even with usually effective medications such as ...
A vesiculobullous disease is a type of mucocutaneous disease characterized by vesicles and bullae (i.e. blisters).Both vesicles and bullae are fluid-filled lesions, and they are distinguished by size (vesicles being less than 5–10 mm and bulla being larger than 5–10 mm, depending upon which definition is used).
Dermatitis herpetiformis. Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic skin condition caused by gluten sensitivity. It creates small papules on parts of the body, including the scalp, that erupt and ...
Dermatitis herpetiformis: a skin disease that causes intensely itchy blisters, usually on the elbows, knees, back and buttocks. The blisters usually develop in patches of the same shape and size on both sides of the body. Chronic bullous dermatosis: a disease that causes clusters of blisters on the face, mouth or genitals. Cutaneous radiation ...
Epidermolysis bullosa herpetiformis Also known as "Dowling-Meara epidermolysis bullosa simplex", presents at birth with a generalized distribution, often with oral mucosa involvement and variable lesions in infancy. [1]: 598 [6]: 557 17q12-q21 , 12q13 131760: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes L10–L14 within Chapter XII: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue should be included in this category.
However, several other disorders such as IgA pemphigus, IgE pemphigus, pemphigus herpetiformis, drug-induced pemphigus, Senear Usher syndrome, and endemic pemphigus foliaceus exist, and are recognized by a dermatologist from the appearance and distribution of the skin lesions.