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Help! I Have Weeping Eczema On My Face. Could It Be Caused By Gluten?

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Ok long story short i started getting these itchy bumps in between the webs of my fingers,

these itchy bumps resemble little tapiocas...they are tiny and have a dimple in the center. and are very itchy.

i also started getting similar bumps on my arms and elbows...legs, etc. around this time i also started developing weeping eczema on my face...

ive had extensive blood work done at the request of my doctor to see if there was anything wrong with me and it all came back normal.

ive had bacterial cultures and biopsies done on the itchy spots and those all came back normal.

i even had a biopsy done on a new cluster of bumps that appeared on my hand by a dermatologist. i asked if he would be able to see that i have dermatitis herpitoformis from the biopsy and he said yes (but i read that in order to successfuly test for DH..u actually have to do a biopsy on the area AROUND the lesion? not the actual lesion itself?) so im confused...anyway the test came back normal too..

no doctor has ever suggested that i have a gluten sensitivity...but my own research online says that i might have it.

my question is

1.)

i read that only people of european descent can have celiac disease is this true?

2.) has anyone on here suffered from eczema, WEEPING eczema to be exact due to gluten? is that even possible?

3.) if i do have asensitivity to gluten why am i only suddenly now developing these itchy bumps,eczema ?? ive never had these before in my life prior to last year... (im 24 years old)

i need help :(

this has been driving me crazy

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Ok long story short i started getting these itchy bumps in between the webs of my fingers,

these itchy bumps resemble little tapiocas...they are tiny and have a dimple in the center. and are very itchy.

i also started getting similar bumps on my arms and elbows...legs, etc. around this time i also started developing weeping eczema on my face...

ive had extensive blood work done at the request of my doctor to see if there was anything wrong with me and it all came back normal.

ive had bacterial cultures and biopsies done on the itchy spots and those all came back normal.

i even had a biopsy done on a new cluster of bumps that appeared on my hand by a dermatologist. i asked if he would be able to see that i have dermatitis herpitoformis from the biopsy and he said yes (but i read that in order to successfuly test for DH..u actually have to do a biopsy on the area AROUND the lesion? not the actual lesion itself?) so im confused...anyway the test came back normal too..

no doctor has ever suggested that i have a gluten sensitivity...but my own research online says that i might have it.

my question is

1.)

i read that only people of european descent can have celiac disease is this true?

2.) has anyone on here suffered from eczema, WEEPING eczema to be exact due to gluten? is that even possible?

3.) if i do have asensitivity to gluten why am i only suddenly now developing these itchy bumps,eczema ?? ive never had these before in my life prior to last year... (im 24 years old)

i need help :(

this has been driving me crazy

Do you know if your doctor ordered the full celiac panel of blood tests? If so, get a copy of the results and post them on here, including the reference ranges.

Answer to question 1: No, as far as I know this is totally false.

Answer to question 2: Not within my experience. I have psoriasis, not eczema. However, most of my family have symptoms of gluten sensitivity and my baby brother developed the most horrible weeping eczema shortly after birth; however, he was never diagnosed even though he went on to develop other gluten-suspicious problems before his death.

Answer to question 3: Those with a predisposition (generally genetic inheritance) to celiac often only develop it after a trigger event--physical or emotional trauma, pregnancy, major surgery, etc., etc.. You can develop it at any time; looking back you can often see early symptoms you didn't recognize as gluten sensitivity.

I have had in the past lots of tiny red itchy spots on my hands and wrists which have recently seemed to have gone away (15 months gluten free).

Your problems may not be related to gluten. And if your doctor did the biopsy on the actual lesion and not the area adjacent to it, that would not diagnose dermatitis herpetiformis. As you obviously realize, biopsying the lesion is not correct procedure. And the biopsy must be done while the lesion is active.

Post your results here and the celiac experts on the forum will evaluate them for you.

Sorry not to be able to be more helpful. Others, I am sure, will also answer.

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Hi Boywonder,

I don't know much about DH myself. But this thread in the DH area might help you identify it. CuriousGeorge posted some pics of DH in it.

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...mp;#entry510306

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