loading...| Preferred Name |
Dermatitis Herpetiformis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26742 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting of various combinations of symmetrical, erythematous, papular, vesicular, or bullous lesions. The disease is strongly associated with the presence of HLA-B8 and HLA-DR3 antigens. A variety of different autoantibodies has been detected in small numbers in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis. |
| code |
C26742 |
| DEFINITION |
A chronic autoimmune skin disorder characterized by the development of pruritic papulovesicular and bullous lesions in the elbows, knees, buttocks, and back. It is associated with an increased expression of HLA-A1, HLA-B8, and HLA-DR3 antibodies. |
| label |
Dermatitis Herpetiformis |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Dermatitis_Herpetiformis |
| Preferred_Name |
Dermatitis Herpetiformis |
| prefixIRI |
C26742 |
| prefLabel |
Dermatitis Herpetiformis |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0011608 |
| subClassOf |