Open AccessErythema elevatum diutinum in association with dermatitis herpetiformis
Author(s) -
Shanmuga Sekar Chandrasekaran,
Reena Rai,
Sandhya Vedachalam,
Lathika Dorairaj,
Surendran Palaniraman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.126032
Subject(s) - dermatitis herpetiformis , medicine , dermatology , vasculitis , immunoglobulin a , pathology , disease , immunology , antibody , immunoglobulin g
Erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) is a rare skin disease that initially presents as leucocytoclastic vasculitis and later resolves with fibrosis. Dermatitis herpetiformis is an autoimmune blistering disease characterized by granular deposits of immunoglobulin A (IgA) in dermal papillae. We report a rare association of these two disorders.