Barber’s Itch 01767...Holland
On 30 August 2014 a 40-year-old man sought treatment for barber's itch (a superficial fungal infection), which first appeared on 19 August. He had extensive patches on his face, eyebrows and head. He felt these had developed due to stress from his job as an engineer. The patches looked so unsightly that he felt he could not even go to work. His doctor diagnosed this to be barber’s itch and prescribed the antibiotic Fucidin. As this did not help, the patient stopped it on 29 August. Next day, he was given the combo:
#1. CC11.1 Hair tonic + CC11.2 Hair problems + CC15.1 Mental and Emotional tonic…6TD
When seen after a week (5th September), the patient reported 100% improvement. He had desisted from scratching and taken the remedy as prescribed. The patches had all disappeared and his skin had returned to normal. Patient was much relieved by the speedy healing. He continued on the same dosage for another three days, then tapered off to BD for three days, OD for a week, and 3TW for a week before stopping.
However, the patient's children were affected too. On 5 September, patches appeared on the face and around the mouth of the patient’s five-year-old son, and treatment was requested. He was given the same combo…TDS. No other treatment was given. He could not stop scratching till 8 September after which the itchiness was reduced and he had 100% improvement by 12 September. The dosage was reduced to BD for a week and then tapered off.
On 10 September, the patient's 10-year-old daughter also developed patches on her face and took the same remedy…QDS. After a week, the patches had started to disappear, and in another couple of days her skin cleared completely. She continued the remedy QDS for another week, BD for a week, and then gradually tapered off. One year later, all three patients remained free of barber’s itch.