J.M

In the last 10 years I have developed a sun allergy, at the
beginning the reaction only happend on holidays in hot countries or in high
altitude, but in the last 2 to 3 years it also occurred in this  country.
The exposed skin became blotchy, very red and swollen, then tiny blisters
appeared and a weepy eczema covered the face but also arms, neck, throat and
chest. Hydrocortison creams were prescribed from my GP but often I had to steroids orally
(pednisolone). Once I had such a bad reaction I was given steroids
intravenously. I love outdoor life and could only go out fully covered with
scarf and a large hat and always wearing long sleeves even in the warmest
weather.
I welcomed the offer of my GP who suggested a course of UVB phototherapy but
just after a few treatments I had to take corticosteroids because I had the
same sun allergy symptoms as before.
 My acupuncturist gave me an article published in the acupuncture journal
written by Mazin. He described the treatment of a patient with psoriasis
and I was so impressed that I made an appointment the same day.
I saw Mazin in March 2008 and received treatment until September, taking
Chinese herb extracts and appying a cream to sore areas.  Meanwhile I am
using the pink cream as normal face cream and it is better than any cream I
ever had. I had a good summer without steroid tablets and only used
hydrocortison cream once or twice for  my  face. I have great faith in Mazin
and hopefully he will cure me totally when I go back next spring.