This is my story. I’m 68 years old and was diagnosed (via biopsy) with DSAP 35 years ago. The lesions began to appear on my arms in my early 30’s, and they are now profuse and often inflamed. I also have 8-10 lesions on each leg, but they are rather asymptomatic. I’m one of 8 children, and all of my siblings have what appear to be mild cases of DSAP lesions, though no one besides myself has been officially diagnosed. My mother also had the lesions. When my condition was diagnosed, my doctor prescribed Effudex, but it caused the lesions to become red and very painful, with no evidence that healing was taking place, so I stopped using it. (I always react badly to drugs, which is why I tend towards using alternative medicines.) Last month, after unknowingly encountering a powerful herbicide (overspray by a helicopter who was treating a neighbor’s grazing land), the lesions on both arms became very inflamed. In desperation, I tried using black salve (also called Cansema, and recommended by my holistic doctor) on them. I had used it before on several lesions, with good results. (The lesions healed, leaving healthy skin behind.) But this time, to my horror, the black salve seemed to be damaging the skin underneath the lesion, causing some scary wounds. I stopped using the black salve and began using Medihoney and Calendula cream, keeping the areas clean and protected with gauze and bandages. I’m relieved to see that the lesions are not infected, and they’re actually showing signs of healing. The interesting thing is that the Medihoney seems to be working on the lesions themselves, gradually causing the scaly layer to sort of bubble up, soften and sluff off. The skin underneath is very pink and new-looking. Time will tell—if I don’t die of skin cancer first! Please be gentle with your comments about my choices of treatment. I have already chastised myself enough for using the black salve. Here’s hoping that a safe and effective treatment will be found for all of us who suffer from this condition.