title: Management of dermatitis herpetiformis.
abstract: The major treatment strategies for DH are gluten restriction or medical treatment with sulfones. Control of the cutaneous manifestations, but not the gastrointestinal changes, is rapid with dapsone. In addition to control of the cutaneous signs and symptoms of DH, dietary gluten restriction also induces improvement of gastrointestinal morphology and is possibly protective against the development of lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Adela Rambi G
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cardones
authors.forename: Russell P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055050:Diet, Gluten-Free; D006801:Humans; D013427:Sulfapyridine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D003622:Dapsone; D013427:Sulfapyridine