Case of dermatitis herpetiformis illustrating in particular the pustular variety (impetigo herpetiformis of Hebra) / by Louis A. Duhring.

  • Duhring, Louis A., 1845-1913.
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[1884]
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Credit: Case of dermatitis herpetiformis illustrating in particular the pustular variety (impetigo herpetiformis of Hebra) / by Louis A. Duhring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Reprinted from the Journal op Cutaneous'and Venereal Diseases, Vol. II., No. 8.] CASE OF DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS, ILLUSTRATING IN PARTICULAR THE PUSTULAR VARIETY (IMPETIGO HERPETIFORMIS OF HEBRA). LOUIS A. DUHRIUG, M.D., Professor of Skin Diseases in the University of Pennsylvania. THE following case of this rare disease was brought to my notice by Dr. J. H. Stubbs, of London Grove, Pa., September 28th, 1878. The patient was suffering grievously and was admitted to the hos¬ pital of the University of Pennsylvania. The notes were taken at the date of her admission. Annie McC., American by birth, a brunette, aged twenty-seven, sin¬ gle; a domestic, living in London Grove, Chester Co., Pa. There is no family history bearing on the case. She is strong and robust and has always enjoyed good general health. The disease of the skin from which she is now suffering first made its appearance two years ago, pre¬ vious to which time she had never experienced any cutaneous disease. It began suddenly, on the flexor surfaces of the forearms, in the form of a violent attack of itching unaccompanied by eruption. The following day “ small water blisters,” the size of pin-heads, appeared in clusters on either elbow. They were very itchy and were soon ruptured by scratch¬ ing. In the course of a few days they made their appearance upon the hips, thighs, and knees, while new ones continued to appear about the elbows. Within three or four weeks the other regions of the body, espe¬ cially the neck, shoulders, back, and buttocks, were invaded. The