I have a 30 yr old male patient whose chief complaint is white blotches on his skin. They are flat, not itchy, started on his chest & back and now has blotches on his arms (along LI channel) and groin/inner thigh area. Not sure if its a fungal infection or auto-immune (i.e. vitiligo). His sister and brother have the same issue but theirs have gone away. My patient seems to think it is stress-related since his have not gone away. First sign of blotches was when he was living in London, UK in 2006. He eats a whole grain / yeast & dairy free diet, more or less, is physically active and quality of sleep is good at 6-8 hours / nite. There is definately more heat than cold with some SP-qi def. KID-Yin is deficient as well.
Has anyone come across a case like this?
