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Dh Diagnosis... Please Share Experience

MacieMay

By MacieMay
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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Has anyone had a Derm diagnoses their DH, with just a visual assessment, and no biopsy? Just wondering...

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Has anyone had a Derm diagnoses their DH, with just a visual assessment, and no biopsy? Just wondering...

No, they will need to perform duel biopsy's. Bad skin and good skin side by side to confirm. Wouldn't trust a visual. This is to serious. I took a low dose of Dapsone for about 2-3 months to get rid of the rash with blood work every 2 weeks while getting off gluten. Blood work was fine until the 3rd month when I stopped the med's. I can now take Dapsone as needed if I accidently get glutened and it seems to work.

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If you have already been diagnosed celiac then I would say yes. If not then the derm needs to biopsy the area next to the lesions to find it. Make sure they are looking for DH.

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My dermatologist diagnosed mine the second he looked at it. Never had a skin biopsy.

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