Re: Low carb diet leads to mystery skin blisters?

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:26:18 +1300, "Frenchy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

Your description sounds like one of the bullous skin diseases, such as
pemphigus or pemphigoid.  Only a biopsy can diagnose for sure.

Steve Shapiro
Eugene, OR


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>"Yeechang Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On 24 August I began an Atkins diet and since have been keeping it
>> quite faithfully. (For the record, I'm still in induction, as I
>> plateaued after losing a grand total of 5-6 pounds, but then at 6'1"
>> and 200 pounds I'm not very far from where I should be anyway.)
>>
>> Beginning the second week of September my back began breaking out in
>> large, symmetrical clusters of red bumps that turned into blisters
>> that contain a fair amount of pus. At first I ignored them figuring
>> they'd go away. However, they haven't. They've steadily worsened the
>> past couple of weeks, and are now spreading to the area below my
>> armpits. A few have appeared on my chest and neck. They all itch like
>> crazy, especially in the initial stages.