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Dh Pics

poorMemory

By poorMemory
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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poorMemory Newbie
poorMemory
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http://img24.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=img5639p.webp

(of course you can click on them to make them bigger)

Hi

I'd just like a sampling from the people on this board if these pics look like DH or not?

Thanks

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poorMemory Newbie
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No comments?

angieInCA Apprentice
angieInCA
Posted

your rash looks very much like my rsh on my forearms and shins. So yes, it very well could be DH.

sugarsue Enthusiast
sugarsue
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It looks a lot like what my dd7 had on her legs that was never diagnosed as DH but completely went away after going gluten free.

Ed-G Newbie
Ed-G
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http://img24.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=img5639p.webp

(of course you can click on them to make them bigger)

Hi

I'd just like a sampling from the people on this board if these pics look like DH or not?

Thanks

Some of that looks a lot like the red bumps I have on my back. I always suspected it may be a very mild case of DH, though I was never tested for it.

Ed in MD

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StacieC Newbie
StacieC
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That looks like what I have going on right now - only mine is everywhere - my arms are severly covered in it! Thanks for the great pics - I have looked everywhere trying to find pics that match what I have!

Did you ever get a diagosis?

Stacie

bittykitty Rookie
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That looks exactly like the rash I had for years that I mistook for acne.After I stopped eating gluten it went away completely.

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poorMemory Newbie
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Still don't have a DX on it, I've been tested for celiac antobodies but came up negative, so then I had a test for Lupus antibodies and came up positive, but of course that doesn't mean I have Lupus. Now in addition to that type of rash I have eczema on my knees and ankles, and some other type of rash on my thighs/shins. The doctor said I probably have adrenal fatigue but I'd have to order a test since it's not covered in Canada. The last time I visited him he said to try avoiding gluten and dairy for 6 weeks and if there is no change from that then he will test me for parasites. But I am trying the dairy free/gluten free thing now, so far I've lost 7 pounds in a week as it's hard to find stuff eat now...

So no, no diagnosis.

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It looks a lot like mine. I also have some psoriasis and eczema mixed in behind the knees, back of calves and fanny.

I had it on my neck and in scalp like yours but it is clearing up there, as well as ankles, leaving some reddish purple scars in its wake.

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