Dermatitis herpetiformis and Sjoogren's syndrome

Two patients are described with dermatitis herpetiformis and Sjögren's syndrome. The increased incidence of autoantibodies in dermatitis herpetiformis would suggest that this association is significant. Antinuclear antibodies commonly occur in dermatitis herpetiformis (Seah et al,, 1971) yet are rarely associated with autoimmune disease in these patients (Moncada, 1974). This report records two patients with dermatitis herpetiformis and Sjögren's syndrome.