<unk>  <unk>  is a chronic autoimmune blistering skin condition, characterised by intensely itchy blisters filled with a watery fluid.<unk>  is a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac disease, although the exact causal mechanism is not known.<unk>  is neither related to nor caused by herpes virus; the name means that it is a skin inflammation having an appearance (Latin: -formis) similar to herpes. The age of onset is usually about 15–40, but<unk>  also may affect children and the elderly. Men are slightly more affected than women. Estimates of<unk>  prevalence vary from 1 in 400 to 1 in 10,000. It is most common in patients of northern European and northern Indian ancestry, and is associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haplotype HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 along with coeliac disease and gluten sensitivity.<unk>  was first described by Louis Adolphus Duhring in 1884. A connection between<unk>  and coeliac disease was recognized in 1967.
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Dermatitis
Blister beetle dermatitis
Scabies
Rodent mite dermatitis
Bed bug
Paederus dermatitis
Dermatitis repens