Dermatitis Herpetiformis is an uncommon, chronic disease in which the primary clinical manifestations are cutaneous (relating to the skin). It is also known as Brocq-During disease, dermatitis multiformis, Duhring disease, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy.

It usually occurs in association with an asymptomatic gluten-sensitive enteropathy (disease of the intestine, similar to that in celiac disease.

Celiac disease is caused by a sensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat, oats, rye, and...