A case of dermatitis herpetiformis associated with erythema annulare centrifugum is reported.
The patient was a 21 year-old male, who had papulovesicles, erythematous lesions, pigmentation, and erythema annulare centrifugum lesions on the trunk, shoulders, buttocks and extensor surfaces of the extremities, and severe itching sensation of 9 months´ duration.
The skin biopsy from the vesicular and erythema annulare centrifugum lesion showed subepidermal bulla and vesicles with neutrophil and eosinophil infiltrations.
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