Talk:Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Can someone put a quick etymology up? I'm no pro, but I'm guessing this means "inflammed skin that looks like herpes."

Contents 1 Pathophysiology 2 Redirect from Eczema Herpeticum 3 Overlap with Celiac Disease 4 Thank you! 5 Onset and consequences? 6 == This topic is balanced poorly ==

[edit] Pathophysiology

We should mention that TG3 is the autoantigen[1]. JFW | T@lk 10:38, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

And reduce the beer stuff to the necessary. JFW | T@lk 10:38, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect from Eczema Herpeticum

This is incorrect. The conditions are completely separate and distinct. Eczema herpeticum is a severe complication of eczema, when superinfection with Herpes Simplex occurs.

Images of Eczema Herpeticum

[edit] Overlap with Celiac Disease

Must both articles contain extensive discussion of communion being wheat bread?

[edit] Thank you!

Many thanks to whoever wrote this page. I had a blistering skin condition that my doctor thought at first was an infection, then scabies, then an infection again. I was looking for info on the web and came here via dermatitis, and instantly recognised the symptoms - "Dermatitis herpetiformis is usually extremely itchy. The vesicles or papules usually appear on the elbows, knees, back, and buttocks. In most cases, it is highly symmetric. Symptoms of dermatitis herpetiformis tend to be sporadic." - yup, that's exactly what I had. A web search for images of "dermatitis herpetiformis" confirmed my suspicions. I had to wait for 9 weeks to see a dermatologist before the NHS confirmed what I already knew, and I could finally start on Dapsone. Occultations 11:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Onset and consequences?

Does anyone know the average onset of symptoms after eating a gluten product? Secondly, what are the (long-term) consequences of continually eating gluten products, besides suffering with the itchy rashes? -- MacAddct1984  00:53, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] == This topic is balanced poorly ==

There is a huge section on beer and religious issues but practically no discussion of the mechanics of the disease.

Another article on the web states a much more complete view of the disease:

http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/dermatitis_herpeti.html

I am sorry but it looks to me (and no offense to the writer because I think the creation of these entries is a noble work) that the authour(s) didn't know a lot about how the disease works and instead wrote about the impact to their life/lives. Personally I don't care about beer or communion in the least and suspect a lot of DH sufferers would concur.