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We have presented a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis with dermatitis herpetiformis and gluten enteropathy and considered both the possible interrelationship of these conditions and their similarities. We have suggested that this particular case represented eosinophilic gastroenteritis with dermatitis herpetiformis occurring independently with a severe malabsorption syndrome being produced by the additive effects on the gut. The possibility of a common underlying factor was considered.
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Bennett, R.A., Whitelock, T. & Kelley, J.L. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, gluten enteropathy, and dermatitis herpetiformis. Digest Dis Sci 19, 1154–1161 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076152
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