Cutaneous findings during the oat challenge in 11 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis on a gluten-free diet
| Patient | Sex/age (y) | Initial jejunal biopsy/duration of diet (y) | Rash | IgA fluorescence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At baseline | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | At baseline | 6 months | ||||||
| 1 | M/36 | SVA/2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||
| 2 | M/56 | N/5 | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||
| 3 | F/38 | SVA/8 | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||
| 4 | F/61 | N/0.5 | − | − | − | − | − | + | |||
| 5 | F/60 | SVA/3 | − | − | − | − | + | + | |||
| 6 | F/36 | SVA/19 | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | |||
| 7 | M/56 | PVA/15 | − | − | − | − | ++ | ++ | |||
| 8 | F/43 | N/4 | − | − | + | − | + | + | |||
| 9 | M/53 | PVA/3 | − | + | + | − | ND | ND | |||
| 10 | F/51 | PVA/3 | − | + | + | ND | + | +1-151 | |||
| 11 | M/36 | N/3 | − | − | − | ND | + | ND | |||
1-150 Withdrawal or dropout.
↵1-151 Performed at three months.
SVA, subtotal villous atrophy; PVA, partial villous atrophy; N, slight changes or normal mucosa; ND, not done.