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Enfermedad de Duhring
Es una erupción cutánea extremadamente pruriginosa compuesta de protuberancias y ampollas. La erupción es crónica, lo que significa que continúa durante un período de tiempo prolongado.
La dermatitis herpetiforme generalmente comienza en personas de 20 años de edad en adelante, aunque puede afectar algunas veces a los niños. Esta afección se observa tanto en hombres como en mujeres.
Se desconoce su causa; sin embargo, la dermatitis herpetiforme frecuentemente está asociada con la sensibilidad al gluten (enfermedad celíaca) en el intestino delgado.
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