<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The recent "symptoms without signs" postings in relation to DH were of great interest to me. Lately I have had irritating, hot flushing sensations of on my back, shoulders and neck (not areas where DH lesions usually form)- greatly soothed by gentle massage- though because there are no visible lesions my wife thinks it's hypochondria (or male menopause)! I have been diagnosed with DH for more than 20 years, and have managed my symptoms with a combination of low gluten diet and low doses of dapsone. Strangely enough, these sensations have become only recently apparent and seem to coincide with my changing to a much stricter GF diet (I still drink a few beers, and use regular soy sauce etc, but no longer have the occasional piece of wheaten cake or biscuit) and am currently lesion free without the use of dapsone. It may well be unrealted to my sensitivity to gluten but I thought I'd throw my observations in to the discussion! Cheers Roy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roy A. Hall, PhD Senior Research Officer Molecular Virology Dept. of Microbiology, University of Queensland Brisbane. 4072. QLD Australia [log in to unmask] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------