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Rapid improvement of dermatitis herpetiformis after elemental diet

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  1. Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital, Catharijnesingel 101, P.O. Box 16250, NL-3500 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    J. B. van der Meer & N. Zeedijk

  2. Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    H. Poen

  3. Institute of Pathology, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

    S. C. J. van der Putte

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van der Meer, J.B., Zeedijk, N., Poen, H. et al. Rapid improvement of dermatitis herpetiformis after elemental diet. Arch Dermatol Res 271, 455–459 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00406693

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