Research Article

Female Patients with Dermatitis Herpetiformis Show a Reduced Diagnostic Delay and Have Higher Sensitivity Rates at Autoantibody Testing for Celiac Disease

Table 3

Skin and systemic associated diseases found in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis.

Skin associated diseasesNo (%)Systemic associated diseasesNo (%)

Psoriasis5 (3.3)Autoimmune thyroiditis11 (7.3)
Atopic dermatitis4 (2.7)Arterial hypertension9 (6.0)
Vitiligo3 (2.0)Type 2 diabetes mellitus7 (4.6)
Urticaria2 (1.3)Osteoporosis5 (3.3)
Contact eczema2 (1.3)Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis3 (2.0)
Rosacea2 (1.3)Autoimmune gastritis1 (0.7)
Telogen effluvium2 (1.3)Crohn’s disease1 (0.7)
Bullous pemphigoid1 (0.7)Gastric cancer1 (0.7)
Pityriasis rosea gibert1 (0.7)Hairy cell leukemia1 (0.7)
Prurigo nodularis1 (0.7)Prostatitis1 (0.7)
Rheumatoid arthritis1 (0.7)
Beta thalassemia1 (0.7)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus1 (0.7)