Heinlin, Julia and Knoppke, Birgit and Kohl, Elisabeth and Landthaler, Michael and Karrer, Sigrid (2012) Dermatitis Herpetiformis Presenting as Digital Petechiae. PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, 29 (2). pp. 209-212. ISSN 0736-8046,
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We present a 15-year-old female patient with a 6-month history of recurrent painful petechiae on the fingers and feet. Trauma or pressure were denied, but she reported recurrent tonsillitis and urinary tract infections and a single event of bilateral scotoma. Extensive investigations (e.g., echocardiography) for a suspected diagnosis of septic emboli were unremarkable. Routine histopathology, direct and indirect immunofluorescence, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy led to the diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis. The therapeutic strategy comprised gluten-free diet and dapsone to alleviate the symptoms. Dermatitis herpetiformis should be included in the differential diagnosis of palmar or plantar petechiae, especially when occurring in children or young adults.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CELIAC-DISEASE; PURPURA; PALMAR; SKIN; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Dermatologie und Venerologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2020 04:24 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2020 04:24 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/19122 |
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