Female Patients with Dermatitis Herpetiformis Show a Reduced Diagnostic Delay and Have Higher Sensitivity Rates at Autoantibody Testing for Celiac Disease.
Emiliano AntigaVeronica BoncioliniSimone CazzanigaMauro AlaibacAntonino Salvatore CalabròCarla CardinaliEmanuele CozzaniAngelo Valerio MarzanoGiuseppe MicaliTarcisio NotPietro QuaglinoCamilla VassalloLuigi NaldiMarzia Caproninull The Gised Group And The Italian Group For Cutaneous ImmunopathologyPublished in: BioMed research international (2019)
Our study confirmed some of the most relevant data regarding DH that have been previously reported in the literature. In addition, we found a reduced diagnostic delay in females with respect to males, possibly related to the higher sensitivity of serologic testing in females with DH compared to males. Finally, we demonstrated that intestinal involvement could be severe in patients with DH and that females should be tested for thyroiditis.