Dermatitis herpetiformis in young woman in the peruvian Amazon

Ramírez-Calderón C.D.; Moreno A.; Suncion-Calderon A.J.; López-Souza W.J.; Flores-Echevarria F.; Zamora-Perea H.P.; Ramírez-García E.A. · Anales de la Facultad de Medicina (2023) · DOI: 10.15381/anales.v84i3.25266

Resumen

Dermatitis herpetiforme is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of vesicular lesions and itching on the extensor surface of the limbs, buttocks, and lower back. The clinical case of a 21-year-old woman, a native of and from Iquitos, is presented. She presented multiple painful, itchy vesicles with an erythematous and purulent base on both elbows for a month. Subsequently, these lesions spread to both knees, and intense itching was added. The patient experienced alternating periods of remission and exacerbation. The correlation of the clinical picture, serological and biopsy results, along with the therapeutic response to dapsona, confirmed the diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiforme, with a favorable evolution and remission of the disease

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana