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Dermatitis herpetiformis

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dermatitis her·pet·i·for·mis (hr-pt-fôrms)
n.
A chronic disease of the skin marked by severe itching and the extensive eruption of vesicles and groups of papules. Also called Duhring's disease.
Dermatitis herpetiformis
A chronic very itchy skin disease with groups of red lesions that leave spots behind when they heal. It is sometimes associated with cancer of an internal organ.
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