Arab Board Dermatology Clinical

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A 29-year-old male presents with intensely pruritic, symmetrically distributed, grouped papulovesicles over his extensor elbows, knees, and buttocks. Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) of perilesional normal skin shows granular IgA deposition clustered within the dermal papillae tips. Which first-line pharmacologic medication provides rapid symptomatic relief within 24 to 48 hours?

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