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On 5/29/95 John Dennis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>One result of dropping wheat, oats, and rye from my diet is that a skin
>rash, which I've had on my chest more or less consistently for the past
>10-15 years has gone away.  About 12 years ago a dermatologist who was also
>a highly-regarded professor of nutrition examined the rash and I believe
>mentioned something about "possible gluten or lactose intolerance."

On 6/21/95 Diane Dufault <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> my skin rashes went away

Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH) is a very itchy rash which is most commonly on
the outside of elbows, knees, top of buttocks, or on the back shoulders,
neck and scalp.

It appears that these people may be describing a gluten related rash that is
not DH. Are there other rashes caused by gluten? Or were these people
complaining of a very early mild form of DH that doesn't itch yet? Have
others had non-itchy, non-DH-like, rashes clear up after going GF? Is there
anything in the literature about non-DH rashes and gluten?

Don <[log in to unmask]> New York City