A 49-year-old male, Mr. A.C (patient identification number-16013) visited Life Force Center for the treatment of Tinea versicolor.

A 49-year-old male, Mr. A.C (patient identification number-16013) visited Life Force Center for the treatment of Tinea versicolor. He was suffering from tinea versicolor on and off since the last 20 years. Now since 4 months it had again relapsed. The Tinea was localized on the groin and it presented as erythematous eruptions with hyper pigmented. He had unbearable itching and burning sensation and the tinea was gradually spreading. His complaints were aggravated from perspiration, summer, warm climate and night.

In addition to the tinea, he also had acid peptic disorder, having complaint of retro-sternal burning, gases, fullness of abdomen. His APD was always aggravated after taking spicy things. In medical history it was found that he had taken homeopathic medicines for about 15 days and allopathic medicines for 15 days with little effect. Emotionally he was very touchy. He would weep on watching emotional scenes. In his job, he was a tough and responsible person. He was a compulsive worker, he could not sit idle. All this information proved important for prescription. Basically he was a calm and reserved person. He spoke very respectably with every one. Even with the assistant doctors, he spoke very politely. He had profuse perspiration mostly over the forehead, which was offensive. Thermally he could not bear heat. After studying the case in detail, Dr. Rajesh Shah prescribed him our research based medicine along with his constitutional medicine.

At the 6 weeks follow up Mr. A. C reported that his tinea had stopped spreading and no new lesions were seen. His major complaint of itching had reduced by 90% and his acid peptic disorder had reduced substantially by around 60% in terms of frequency and intensity. At the 6 months follow up, Mr. A.C reported that his tinea versicolor was better by 100%. The hyper-pigmented patch had completely recovered. The itching and discomfort had stopped. When the photos were compared, the skin showed remarkable improvement, in texture and color. His acidity was better by 80%. He was very happy with the results as nothing had worked so well.

(Uploaded by Dr. MNJ on 24th December 2011)