Article
Dermatitis herpetiformis in two American blacks: HLA type and clinical characteristics.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Mar 1990
Hall R P, Clark R E, Ward F E
Abstract excerpt
Dermatitis herpetiformis is a rare blistering skin disease characterized in part by granular IgA deposits at the dermoepidermal junction, an associated gluten-sensitive enteropathy, and a strong association with the human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A1 (74% of patients with dermatitis herpetiformis), -B8 (88%), -DR3 (95%), and -DQw2 (100%). Dermatitis herpetiformis is rarely seen in American blacks...
Topics
- Biopsy
- Black People
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Phenotype
- United States
- Black or African American