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Aggravation of dermatitis herpetiformis by dental fluoride treatments

April 1985 | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | Bovenmyer DA. | 12(4):719-20.
It has been well established that ingestion of iodides or the painting of the pharynx with iodine will exacerbate dermatitis herpetiformis [1]; it is not well recognized that fluorides may do so. I report a patient with dermatitis herpetifonnis whose disease was apparently aggravated by application of fluoride to his teeth. Case report. An 83-year-old man had had the onset of typical dermatitis herpetiformis at the age of 75. The disease had been satisfactorily controlled for several years by a