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Pigmentation Problems Different Then Vitiligo

hipretty

By hipretty
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hipretty
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Hi All,

I have been gone a long time with numerous health issues. After struggling to get back on board...it is good to be back! :wub:

I see that there is a post regarding Vitiligo...the loss of pigment. My problem is more of a hyperpigmentation, and no doctor has been able to help. I have what looks like huge amoeba-like freckles that have sort of taken over and joined each other! I was concerned it was that mask of lupus, but it is not. They have given me, hydoquinone to no avail...I wear heavy duty sunscreen (to prevent it from getting dsrker, which it would from the sun) although it is not from the sun as in sun damage!

They do seem to co-incide and become darker for days/ weeks at a time, after getting what feels like cross contamination. In my situation, they are definitely connected or antagonized by gluten.

I am curious if any of y'all have it since I have noticed a corelation between the 2?

Stay healthy!

Love & Light, Tee

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  hipretty said:
Hi All,

I have been gone a long time with numerous health issues. After struggling to get back on board...it is good to be back!  :wub:

I see that there is a post regarding Vitiligo...the loss of pigment. My problem is more of a hyperpigmentation, and no doctor has been able to help. I have what looks like huge amoeba-like freckles that have sort of taken over and joined each other! I was concerned it was that mask of lupus, but it is not. They have given me, hydoquinone to no avail...I wear heavy duty sunscreen (to prevent it from getting dsrker, which it would from the sun) although it is not from the sun as in sun damage!

They do seem to co-incide and become darker for days/ weeks at a time, after getting what feels like cross contamination. In my situation, they are definitely connected or antagonized by gluten.

I am curious if any of y'all have it since I have noticed a corelation between the 2?

Stay healthy!

Love & Light, Tee

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Did you check your adrenal and cortisol level?normally there is a connection there.

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Yes, this sounds like Addison's - you need adrenal levels checked. Look up Addison's and see if it sounds like you. If it does, it is very important that you get checked soon as people with this can have a life-threatening crisis. They are dependent on steroids once diagnosed.

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