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What Dermatitis Herpetiformis Looks Like

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Updated February 23, 2009

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What Dermatitis Herpetiformis Looks Like

Dermatitis herpetiformis is an extremely itchy skin rash found over bony joints, hands, the lower back and the scalp. It is caused by a non-allergic immune reaction to gluten, a protein in found in wheat.

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