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At 07:09 PM 2/17/96 -0500, Dara Skydancer wrote:
 
>After reading the celiac faqs and this list, I seem to have the symptoms of
>dermatitis herpetiformis.  I am soooo itchy.
 
the only way to be sure is get the antibody screening tests. If positive a
biopsy should be performed to provide a positive dx. If you have DH your are
a celiac(according to Dr. Fasano at a talk at Albany Med. College last week).
If your are celiac it must be a zero gluten diet to be effective. Try to get
a Dr. knowlegeable in celiac sprue.
 
This is not medical advice, I am not a health professional.
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