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A girl aged twenty one year had irregularity
in periods since three years. She also complained unwanted hair
growth over chin, upper lips, chest, abdomen and both limbs. She
additionally had diffuse hair loss and headache periodically every
week intervals < over exertion, spicy foods
H/o Present illness
She was suffering from periodical headaches since last five years.
Her mother had brain tumour 10 years back, which was surgically
treated, she was obsessed that headache would have resulted from
tumour, probing deep since her mother had brain tumour.
· Plain X ray skull studied normal, Serum prolactin level
was 22.6 ng/ml (
Refer Plate III )
· There was elevation in the serum testosterone level 260
ng/dl (Refer
plate III) to remark hirsutism.
· Subsequently the Ultra sonogram of the pelvis revealed
Bilateral Poly Cystic Ovaries (Refer
Plate I)
Past History
She had tendency to catch cold and troubled with recurrent fever.
He had broken her left arm following a fall while riding bicycle
when 12 years old. She had been vaccinated for all communicable
disease
Family History
Her maternal grandfather died following heart attack. Her father
is hypertensive, Mother is on medication for post operative follow
up.
Menstrual
History
Menarche at the age of fourteen, menstruated regularly for three
years, 28-31 days interval, 5 days flow. The periods prolonged,
profuse, intermittent flow later years. Pain occasional, anaemic
for many years following blood loss.
Physical Generals
· Complexion - Fair
· Stature - Tall
· Frame - Medium, masculine frame
· Appetite - Normal
· Thirst - Normal
· Stool - Normal
· Urine - Normal
· Sweat – More in Armpits
· Sleep – Normal
· Food Type - Non Vegetarian
· Desires - Spicy food
· Aversion: Onions,Tomato
· Has the habit of tea, coffee.
Mental
Generals
Mental, intellectual state of mind is irritable,
anxious, very sensitive and emotional, and absent minded and apprehensive,
cheerful, weeps easily, obsessed with some fixed ideas on health
and habits
First
Prescription
30/12/1997
R/x
Thuja 1M tds
Pl for one fifteen days
Follow Up 1
14/1/1998
LMP 13th Jan 1998, 7 days flow
No pain
R/x
Radium Brom 200 tds
Pl for fifteen days
Follow Up 2
1/2/1998
Headache better
R/x
Radium Brom 200 tds
Pl for fifteen days
Follow
Up 3
15/2/1998
LMP 12th Feb 1998. 5 days flow.
R/x
Radium Brom 200 tds
Pl for fifteen days
Follow
Up 4
12/3/1998
The USG of the pelvis revealed normal study of Uterus and Ovaries
(Refer plate II)
R/x
Thuja 1M tds
Pl for fifteen days
Follow
Up 5
29/3/1998
LMP 15th March 1998, 5 days flow
R/x
Radium Brom 200 tds
Pl for fifteen days
Follow
Up 6
21/5/1998
LMP 14th April 1998
Blood studies normal, Prolactin was 1.02ng/ml
Serum Testosterone 59 ng/dl (Refer
plate IV)
For the further follow up the patient was prescribed with Thuja1m
followed with Radium Brom 200
Discussion
However the patient constitutionally and based on totality
requires Pulsatilla, he was prescribed with Thuja understanding
the miasmatic influence in this case. Radium Brom was prescribed
as a follow up drug based on the increased neutrophils count.
The patient was recovered totally from menstrual irregularities;
subsequently the imaging studies also supported the symptoms.
The Ultra sonogram was normal, Serum testosterone and prolactin
levels came down. She got, married and delivered a female child
after four months of her married life.
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