A 32-year-old woman presents with a intensely itchy rash predominantly on her elbows, knees, scalp, and buttocks. Examination reveals symmetrical clus...

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A 32-year-old woman presents with a intensely itchy rash predominantly on her elbows, knees, scalp, and buttocks. Examination reveals symmetrical clusters of small vesicles and papules on an erythematous base, some excoriated. What associated condition should be screened for?

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Coeliac disease

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Diabetes mellitus type 1

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Thyroid disease

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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Rheumatoid arthritis

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Dermatitis Herpetiformis

A 32-year-old woman presents with a intensely itchy rash predominantly on her elbows, knees, scalp, and buttocks. Examination reveals symmetrical clusters of small vesicles and papules on an erythematous base, some excoriated. What associated condition should be screened for?