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Dh Or Psoriasis

georgie

By georgie
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georgie Enthusiast
georgie
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I have a new rash :( It is on my hand and between the fingers and over the knuckles. It looks like pics of psoriasis but I wonder if it could be DH ? Previously before my gluten-free diet I had a rash like DH on my legs... red spots/blisters, circular, symmetrical. That rash went away with the gluten-free diet.

Now this new rash has started and is spreading rather rapidly. Skin is thickened and has white scales that flake and bleed. Itch of course... Is this a new disease for me or DH again ? :( This week I have been feeding my horses for the first time in months ( had a knee injury so hubbie has been feeding them). I never had contact allergies to hay before and I always wash hands immediately after.. Could I be more sensitive now to hay as I have not touched it in months? Has anyone had a DH rash look like psoriasis?

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No DH for me (hubby though) but I have psoriasis and that definitely gets that scaly thing that eventually peels (flakes) off. Not as itchy as DH apparently. I would try wearing gloves and see if that helps :) Might help define the problem, whether contact or internal ingestion problems.

georgie Enthusiast
georgie
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I see you had yours dxed in 2004. How did the dr dx it? What treatment is there for it. Can stress make a difference? I had some stress last week and the rash started and grew and grew. Now today - less stress - and improving slightly. Lots of thick skin/silvery scales .... I will try the gloves but now hubbie has reminded me the rash started before I started the hay feeds.

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lovegrov
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Sounds to me like possible psoriasis but not much like DH. I've had both -- my DH is long gone after going gluten-free; my psoriasis started after my celiac disease diagnosis. Psoriasis most definitely is not nearly as itchy as DH. I'm pretty certain that most doctors, and definitely dermatologists, can diagnose psoriasis just by looking.

Stress can aggravate any autoimmune disease.

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mushroom
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I see you had yours dxed in 2004. How did the dr dx it? What treatment is there for it. Can stress make a difference? I had some stress last week and the rash started and grew and grew. Now today - less stress - and improving slightly. Lots of thick skin/silvery scales .... I will try the gloves but now hubbie has reminded me the rash started before I started the hay feeds.

Yes, stress can definitely worsen psoriasis. Thick silvery scales (and you're not a fish :lol: ) definitely sound like psoriasis. Most doctors diagnose it just by appearannce. Mine was only ever treated with topical steroids like Daivonex, Dermol (here its something like clobetasyl propionate), Elocon. Then, of course, some of the arthritis drugs were supposed to make it better, but Plaquenil made it worse and nothing ever really worked until I started the Humira shots, But I think I am one of the unlucky ones and for most it clears after a year or two on the diet. Good luck with yours :)

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cassP
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for those of u that have had DH- how long after going Gluten Free did yours go away???

im pretty sure ive only had psoriasis & excema, but once had suspicious bumps on my forearm... and now (even after 5 weeks gluten free)- i have something new around my navel... but not sure if its DH- cause pics on google are the EXTREME pics...

????

its possible im being CC... OR its not DH..

& i say DITTO to everyone else- STRESS totally makes conditions worse

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