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Dh On The Face?

MollyBeth

By MollyBeth
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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MollyBeth
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Has anyone on here ever had a DH outbreak on their face? I haven't had the problem since last spring...When it happens my eyes almost swells completely shut and when it finally clears up my skin is so dry that it peels in places like after a sunburn. I went to a doctor once and all they could tell me was that it wasn't allergies but they weren't sure what it was. I was just thinking about this and was wondering if it was in anyway related to Celiac? It doesn't look like the photos of DH I've seen... It's more like hives. Anyone have any thoughts?

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I had DH outbreaks on my face. Most lesions were on my arms and legs in the bends of the joints, the back of my neck and scalp, the palms of my hands and when I was a child the blisters covered me basically head to toe.

They were very unpleasant and disfiguring. My DS pointed out a couple of years ago that although I have mirrors all over the house all of them were placed to high or to low to see my face. I really hadn't noticed. It took about 6 months on the diet before all the oozing blisters finally healed and stopped reappearing. I will still have a outbreak with a glutening but usually only a couple tiny blisters that heal quick.

When it happens again you should see a dermatologist if you can. Your description doesn't sound like DH it does as you said sound more like hives.

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Pix Newbie
Pix
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I get it on the left side of my face and my left tricep. It itches like mad and I have scars that just look like acne scars. So yes, it's possible to get it on your face :(

MollyBeth Contributor
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I had another facial outbreak and went to the doctor. She said it was hives. We're not really sure what's causing them. I've been taking Zyrtech and they've cleared up. When I was in High school I used to randomly break out with hives on my back and legs...We never figured out what was causing it then either... You know...We may have made a lot of advances medically but there is still sooo much we don't know!!

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clydeshannon5 Rookie
clydeshannon5
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I get lesions on my face, they peel like i have had sunburn. pretty sure it is dh and not hives. check out the SCD diet and consider that for a good month. symptoms will usually go away when the gut has had time to really rest and heal up.

hope that helps.

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