Research Article
Female Patients with Dermatitis Herpetiformis Show a Reduced Diagnostic Delay and Have Higher Sensitivity Rates at Autoantibody Testing for Celiac Disease
Table 1
Direct immunofluorescence results and circulating autoantibodies found in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis at the time of the diagnosis.
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DIF: direct immunofluorescence; tTG: tissue transglutaminase; EMA: endomysium antibodies; DGP: deamydated gliadin peptides.∗Pearson’s Χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test where required. |