Lichen Planus 03507...UK
A 62 year-old-man had been suffering from a distressing skin condition for over 20 years. When he visited the practitioner on 15 November 2015, he said he was suffering from psoriasis. His hands and legs were covered with scars from old lesions as well as fresh lesions. There were lesions on his forehead near the hair line. His scalp was also affected resulting in copious production of white skin flakes which were apparent in his hair and also dropping on to his shoulders. The lesions were itchy. He had tried allopathic, ayurvedic and homeopathic treatments but none of them had worked. He was given the following combos:
For psoriasis:
#1. CC21.1 Skin tonic + CC21.2 Skin infections + CC21.3 Skin allergies + CC21.6 Eczema + CC21.10 Psoriasis, two drops of each CC in one litre bottle of extra virgin olive oil…TDS, to be applied on skin lesions
#2. CC12.1 Adult tonic + CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic + #1…QDS
After a week some active lesions were fading, but the itching sensation had increased, especially at night and it was disturbing his sleep. Patient was asked to apply the olive oil only in the mornings and omit the night-time application. After three weeks the severe itching persisted. Also after a session of gardening, patient had developed reddish patches of inflammation all over his arms, back and legs. He was asked to stop application of #1 and consult a skin specialist. After examination patient was informed that he actually suffered from lichen planus, not psoriasis. His skin had become reactive due to contact with certain plants/plant products. He was told to apply a steroid cream till the reactivity subsided. Patient did not want to use steroid cream and came back to the practitioner. On 10 January 2016 his treatment was changed to:
For lichen planus:
#3. CC21.1 Skin tonic + CC21.2 Skin infections + CC21.3 Skin allergies + CC21.6 Eczema, two drops of each CC in 200gm jar of unperfumed moisturising cream…TDS, to be applied on skin lesions
#4. CC12.1 Adult tonic + CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic + #3…QDS
After a week the itching stopped completely. There was 60% improvement - the redness had completely disappeared and the existing lesions appeared to be healing. They sometimes flared up again when the patient had a stressful day or stayed up at night watching TV. Patient was advised to develop regular habits and go to bed early. After a couple of weeks all the lesions on the hands had healed completely. The large lesions on the back and legs had almost healed except for a few tiny open sores where the patient had scratched with his nails. Patient was advised to desist from scratching. After six weeks on 7 March 2016 patient reported 100% healing. There were no new lesions and all the old ones had dried up. The flaking of his scalp had stopped completely to the patient`s delight, there was no `white dust` dropping constantly on his shoulders. Patient was asked to continue #4 for two months and then reduce dosage to TDS. He was also advised to continue with the application of the moisturiser.