Unbearable itching all over his body that flared up every evening made Gordon Brown dread going to bed.
‘It was maddening,’ says Gordon, 69, a retired airport worker who lives in Birmingham with his partner Patricia, 64. ‘I’d never experienced anything like it before — it was constant,’ he says.
‘The itching felt like it was coming from under the skin and affected all parts of my body. My skin didn’t look dry or cracked, and there was no rash — the only visible damage were the scabs caused by my intense scratching.
