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64 year old patient, Mr. P. R. G.
(Patient ref. number: L7920)
reported to the clinic for complaint of Solar dermatitis
since last 2 years. He would have a persistent erythematous
rash on the face with intense burning. Initially the rashes
would come after exposure to sunlight or artificial light
and would disappear later. But when he reported to us the
rash was persistent and would not disappear at all. It would
definitely get worse even now on exposure to sunlight as
mentioned above. He had been on oral steroids for this since
last 1 year but had benefited only temporarily from the
same.
He was a known hypertensive and was on
antihypertensive medication regularly.
He had an average built and normal
appetite with liking for sweets. He would sweat profusely
especially on the scalp and his sweat would generally leave
behind yellowish indelible stains on the garments. He was
sensitive to heat and would not be able to tolerate excess
of heat. His stools and urine were normal though he would
occasionally be constipated. His sleep was sound and
refreshing.
He was a retired Commander from the
Air-force and he stayed with his wife. His daughter was
married and his son was a software engineer in USA.
He described his nature and anxious and
added that his life in the Air-force was quite stressful. He
had a big social circle and liked to be in the company of
people. He said that he was outspoken and would tell on the
face whatever he wanted to say. He would tend to suppress
his anger in order to avoid giving any trouble to others. He
would be easily moved to sympathy by the suffering of
others.
In the past he had suffered from multiple
allergies to pulses, groundnuts, milk, milk products,
cabbage, snake gourd, fruits, like apples, grapes, guava,
etc. He had received multiple anti-allergic injections in
the past but only with temporary relief. When he reported to
us he was on oral steroids as well as local steroidal
application about twice in a week.
Based on the above
history he was prescribed a dose of Carcinosin along with
Ferrum metallicum 200 and another remedy that has been
developed at Lifeforce for the treatment of such skin
conditions. Since his lesions had been masked and suppressed
due to steroids, he was informed that initially after
starting the treatment there may be some rebound increase in
the problem. This happened exactly as explained to him and
he noticed a slight increase in his complaints after
commencing the treatment but the symptoms soon started
settling and within a month of treatment he showed good
improvement. His oral steroid was soon stopped and he would
occasionally need the local steroid along with his
anti-allergic medication. Gradually his anti-allergic tablet
was also tapered and overall he showed good improvement. He
also remarked that on one of his religious trips to the
mountainous region at a height of 11000 feet where the
exposure to UV radiation gives skin problems to most people,
he was not much affected and his skin remained free from any
itching or rashes; he had just developed some mild redness
of the skin which subsided later. His treatment was
continued for some more time after which it was concluded
and he was asked to report to us in case he developed any
problem in future. |
