I'm taking dapsone DH. I was on prednesone for 3 weeks. The rash went away... now it's coming back. I have been on a GFD for 1 month. Now what?
Dermatitis herpetiformis - taking Dapsone & prednisone, rash went away and now back, what now?
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- 2 Sep 2011 by tmorsi
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- dermatitis herpetiformis, skin rash, dapsone
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suzanne663 Sep 2011
You will need to see your doctor again. DH is often chronic (with you for a while) so you may need to start another course of prednisone or up your dapsone medication.
DH can usually be well controlled with treatment - stick with your GFD. All the best.
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