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Recognition of Epidermal Transglutaminase by IgA and Tissue Transglutaminase 2 Antibodies in a Rare Case of Rhesus Dermatitis
Published on: December 15, 2011
Leuprolide acetate-induced dermatitis herpetiformis
Ronald E Grimwood1, Adrian Guevara
1Division of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. grimwood@uthscsa.edu
Abstract:
Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic, pruritic, papulovesicular dermatosis on extensor surfaces that is characterized by a neutrophilic infiltrate and granular immunoglobulin A deposition at the dermal papillae. Although the presence of immunoglobulin A in the skin and the severity of DH are known to be associated with gluten intake, few drugs have been implicated in the induction of DH. We report a case of DH triggered by intramuscular injections of leuprolide acetate, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog, in a patient with a history of prostate cancer.
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