Gastrointestinal investigations in dermatitis herpetiformis
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https://doi.org/10.2340/000155555203206Abstract
Thirty-seven patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) have been investigated for gastric and small intestinal abnormalities. Evidence of an enteropathy was found in 86% of the patients who had IgA deposits in uninvolved skin. Villous atrophy of the small intestine was found in 29 patients. About one-half of the patients had reduced absorption of xylose and vitamin A. The Schilling test value was lowered in one-third. Serum B12 was too low in 5/28 patients whereas folic acid in serum and whole blood was too low in 14/29 and 5/19, respectively. Atrophic gastritis occurred in 14/28 patients and only about one-third of the whole patient material had normal gastric mucosal structure and secretion.Downloads
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1975-05-01
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Fausa, O., Larsen, T., Husby, G., & Thune, P. (1975). Gastrointestinal investigations in dermatitis herpetiformis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 55(3), 203–206. https://doi.org/10.2340/000155555203206
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