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Auto Immunue Progesterone DermatitisFrom: Jo (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:18:41 -0500 (CDT)
Has anyone ever heard of this? Had been on pill for about 7 years when I began to get a horrible rash, which would occur in different parts of my body. Rash would itch terribly, resemble something similar to mosquito bites. No fluids in the bumps. I'd scratch until they become quite irritated and usually scab over. Then they'd heal but my skin would be "stained" where rash had been. This stain would remain a few months and gradually go away. Went to dermatologist. Never could diagnos. Took biopsy and result showed a drug interaction caused the problem. Asked if pill could cause it, told no. Treated with Prednesone which really helped. AS soon as prednesone treatment stoped, rash reappeared. Suffered terribly for years. Went to other doctors. No help found. Took myself off pill and rash just about cleared up, only to surface each time my period was due. Lived with it for a few years. Had an especially bad bout with the rash one month and since I'd recently moved to another state I sought out a new dermatologist. He diagnosed my condition as "Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis". He claims this was a condition that was due to having been on the pill. Even though I had now been off the pill for three years, somehow my natural hormones were STILL affected by having been on the pill. He claims he came across this condition in a medical journal and that there was not a lot of info. available. He had a report which included 7 case histories. These women had the rash (even after having gone off the pill) and although they were able to conceive all miscarried early in pregnancy. I still get this rash and have miscarried four times. I did have a successful pregnancy and a healthy child resulted. While I was pregnant, all five times, the rash was horrible in the first week or so of pregnancy and then disappeared COMPLETELY. Following the miscarriages and the delivery of my one child, that darned rash returned with each monthly cycle. No OBYGN who I have ever talked to has heard of this condidtion. Any one out there ever heard of it? I'd like to know if this condition truly exists as and if my dermatologist was correct in his diagnosis. Sorry so long, but I needed to explain it fully and that took space. Thanks for any information you may have.
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