Something in what you said struck a chord. I had forgotten to search the original manifetation of the problem. My serach yeilded something called Dermatitis herpatiformis. This disease starts out as blisters , but usuallly on the buttocks. It is associated with diabetes and gluten intolerance, which is also and autoimmune disease. I will be taking the information that I have found in regards to this to her endocrinologist. She recently had an antibody test done along with her HgbA1C and had a slightly raised level. While this is indicative of some sort of celiac disease, the search is far from complete. If there is any information you can direct me towards for dermatitis herpatiformis that is in layman's terms, I would really like that. My current information contains a lot of tests, procedures and technical information that has me reading the medical dictionary almost as much as the articles themselves. Sincerest thanks,
Carole
Carole:
I appreciate your consternation, but there is little I can add.
To my knowledge, there is no scalp condition in children with a particular association with diabetes. The most common cause of bald patches in children is alopeci areata, but that does not start as a "blister." It sounds as though some inflammatory or infective process inflamed the scalp to the point of scarring the follicles. If so, a biopsy is unlikely to point to a treatable diagnosis.
On the positive side, I can't think of any conditions which would require special attention on your part, diabetes-related or otherwise.
In dermatology -- and elsewhere -- may conditions have no specific explanations . . .
Best.
Dr. Rockoff