Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:18:15 -0600 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
>Mark Neff wrote:
>> One of the side effects of my milk allergies is an itchy eczema type rash
>> I get mainly behind both knees. Hydro-cortisone creams help but I don't
>> like their skin thinning side effects. Any suggestions (either
>> over-the-counter or prescription) as an alternative to them?
>>
>
>Have you considered DH? You might want to investigate the CELIAC list,
>which has lots of information.
I don't think DH sounds likely. Here's why:
A dermatologist once suspected I had Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH). The
sysmptoms I had which I was told were fairly classic were: A dry itchy
rash on my scalp, elbows, kneecaps, finger-joints; tiny, numerous pimples
on my upper back. Once the rash developed in a spot, it stayed. One
symptom I lacked was the rash on my bottom. They did a punch biopsy of one
of the pimples, but it came back negative. ( I knew it would because I knew
these symptoms started from a tick bite in the top of my head. When they
did the two punch biopsies where the tick had bitten, thereby removing the
allergic tissue, my symptoms went away.)
|
|
|