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How difficult was it to get your HHD diagnosis?

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It was easy because a relative had been diagnosed.
7
I was diagnosed with the wrong disease first.
6
It took several years for a correct diagnosis..
5
My dermatologist recognized it as HHD immediately.
4
I have seen more than one dermatologist to get a diagnosis.
3
My dermatologist had never seen a case of it before.
3
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CindySiegelShepler

I was diagnosed with shingles first, then herpes simplex, then poison ivy.......After a ten day steroid pack, a new derm figured it out (along with me asking if it was HHD because my father had it)

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