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My Daughter Has A Rash At Base Of Spine

mimommy

By mimommy
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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mimommy
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Hi everyone. I think we have yet another new symptom going on. My 9 year old daughter started complaining of an itchy rash yesterday at the triangular area of the base of the spine, above the 'crack' of the cheeks. Looks like a big patch of hives--red, raised, warm.

She's been diagnosed celiac for 5 months, gluten free since August '08. She's never had a rash before.

Could this be DH? Geez, I sure hope not!!!!

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Hi Mini-Mom! I'm hoping it's not DH, too. Does it burn and itch terribly without relief? Has she had a glutening, or eaten iodized anything? Ibuprofen used to set mine off, too. If you don't want the expense of biopsy, just wait it out and be very careful of what she eats. Cut out iodized salt (there are kosher salts and sea salts to replace it), and avoid anti-inflammatories like Ibuprofen.

Once you have the skin reaction like DH, it takes time for it to get out of your skin system. Eventually it won't be a problem anymore.

In spite of the descriptions available, not all of us have it that way. Mine never "mirrored", nor did it come back in the same places. I literally had it everywhere before I got it out of my system. At first I thought it was poison ivy....except it didn't act quite like it. When it spread, and spread, even to the bottoms of my feet, I knew it was something else. My gastro knew what it was immediately.....and tipped her off as to what to look for when I had my endo. I wonder if I would have gotten my diagnosis (finally) if not for that.

My neice just developed a rash, and she's been gluten free for at least a year now. We are sure it is DH and that she's been eating something, somewhere.

Good luck with the rash, whatever it is. Hope it doesn't get any worse.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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I never had DH, but I have amazingly reactive skin. I get a dry scaly itchy patch anywhere ive had some small abrasive injury, like, my jeans rubbing against my skin. Is it possible she just had a simple itch and scratching it has made it worse?

mimommy Contributor
mimommy
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Thanks guys.

She just told me about it last night. I thought it could possibly be heat rash, but it was quite cold here last night and it's still just as dark red as it was. It does look like poison ivy, but her spine base is the only spot it appears to be. It is about 3 X 5 inches, oblong. She says it itches, but hasn't complained of burning. I googled this morning and, of course the third link down led me here!

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=22903

There is a photo there that is exactly what hers looks like.

She hasn't had any anti-inflammatory drugs at all. Probably did get iodized salt, as I haven't cooked much home-made this week.

She has her next check-up with the GI in June, but if it is still there Monday I am calling him.

Jess, I get that too. If my metal buttons rub or touch my skin I get a raised red mark.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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R--Whatever it is, I hope you get it figured out soon. :)

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