Even though the name of the Dermatitis Herpetiformis may connect our thoughts to the related disease that is caused by herpes virus, basically, the disease has no correlation and it is not caused by the presumed virus. Dermatitis herpetiformis or also known as the Duhring’s Disease is a chronic blistering skin condition that is specifically marked by blisters with a watery fluid. The major dermatitis herpetiformis symptoms with the blisters or skin inflammation filled with watery fluids that is similar to herpes disease is the reason that makes its name sounds similar to the diseases that are caused by herpes virus.

The dermatitis disease usually affects people in 15-40 years old. However, the dermatitis herpetiformis symptoms are also found on children as well as elders. The disease affects both men and women on equal ratios. The blisters that are filled with watery fluids usually appear on the buttocks, back of neck, scalp, elbows, knees, and at the back of the neck. The size is varied, from tiny blisters into the easily recognized size. A person who has the dermatitis herpetiformis on its skin usually feels itchy, into the extent than it can’t bear the itchiness and want to scratch the blisters.