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I do not have any ideas except to research other autoimmune disorders. Once you have one, you can develop more AI issues. Any possibility of drug side effects? For example the FDA has a black box warning in a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinilines (e.g. Cipro by Bayer). These can cause tendon issues. Here is a list of autoimmune disorders. Not all are here, but it is a start. https://www.aarda.org/diseaselist/ Ones associated with vertigo: https://www.hindawi.c
And he needs to be super strict in his gluten free diet! SUPER strict, not just low gluten. No cross contamination, NONE. I am so sorry, there are no short cuts with the testing. It flat out sucks but there you have it. Welcome to the forum!
Hi TDZ,
My understanding is the same, a full gluten challenge is needed for the DH diagnosis. The method the use for DH is to take a skin biopsy from next to a lesion, not on it. They check the biopsy for IgA antibodies.
I don't know of any way to shortcut the process and avoid eating gluten to get tested. There may be a test some day that doesn't require it, but for now I don't think there are any out there.
One thing he might not have tried is avoiding iodine. Some of the m
