Dermatitis herpetiformis and glomerulonephritis. Case report and review of the literature.

A patient who had a history of successfully treated dermatitis herpetiformis and in whom membranous glomerulopathy later developed is described. The predominant immunoglobulin present in the renal biopsy specimen was IgA. It is suggested that the dermatologic and renal diseases had a common immunologic origin. A review of the literature dealing with dermatitis herpetiformis and glomerulonephritis is included.