Case of Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Treated with Salvarsan

A Case of Lymphadenoma Treated with Salvarsan

is so rare to get even temporary benefit from any medication cases of lymphadenoma when they are once fully established, that we have thought it worth while to put this case on record. The patient, J. L., was a bank clerk of 24 years of age. There was no point of importance in his family or previous history, except that three years before the onset his tonsils had been removed. ^ October 1909 t...

Dermatitis herpetiformis in a treated coeliac child.

Dermatitis herpetiformis.

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an autoimmune, pleiomorphic, papulovesicular disorder associated with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. DH is characterized by subepidermal bullae on hematoxylin and eosin staining and granular immunoglobulin A deposits in the dermal papillae using the direct immunofluorescence method. Antibodies to tissue transglutaminase and epidermal transgulatminase can...

Dermatitis herpetiformis.

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH), described over 100 years ago, is a life-long blistering skin disease that can appear at any age. Dapsone controls the rash effectively and has been used for over 50 years in the treatment of DH. Major landmark in the research of DH was 30 years ago the discovery of granular IgA deposits in the upper papillary dermis,1 and further differentiation of an autoimmune d...

Tinea incognito simulating dermatitis herpetiformis: An unusual case report

Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection of the skin with an atypical presentation attributed to inappropriate treatment with immunosuppressive medications. In thi