Arsenicum
Album in Allergic Dermatitis
Dr.P.Victor
Dass
Introduction
Skin
complaints are very common in our day-to-day practice. Homoeopathy
has shown its efficacy in treating allergic dermatitis, which is
a challenge to other systems of medicine. Here Dr.Victor Dass a
young dynamic practitioner had treated successfully and presented
here with evidence based photographs.
A
male patient aged 48 years consulted me for his skin complaints
since three years. He had dry, scaly. Itching, lesions on his dorsum
of his right hand. Itching worsened at night and better with hot
water application. Sometimes he dipped his hand into hot water.
Burning
was another complaint, which proceeded after itching.
Initially
he had tried all medications, even the antibiotics, steroids and
so on. When the complaints recurred every year again and again,
he preferred homoeopathy treatment. He is moderately thin, tall
and employed in an agro chemical shop. He feels weak even for little
work and also restless all the day.
His
past history gave that he had chicken pox when he was eleven years
old and had frequent cold and cough. None of the family members
showed allergic tendency both maternal and paternal sides.
Evaluation
Dry, Scaly, Blackish skin lesions
Itching with burning
Itching < night
Itching > hot application
Annual return of complaints
Restless –Physical and Mental
Highest
symptom similarity directed me to prescribe Arsenicum Album. I took
a photo before I started the treatment
Refer the before treatment photograph given
in back wrapper
First Prescription
12.05.2004
Rx Arsenicum Album 200 / 3 doses
o.d
SL for fifteen days
Follow Up 1
29.05.2004
Itching better
Dryness, scaling better
Burning +++
Rx SL
for fifteen days
Follow Up 2
21.06.2004
Well improved
Rx Arsenicum Album 3 doses /o.d
SL for fifteen
days
Follow Up 3
10.07.2004
Complaints disappeared
Refer the after treatment photograph given in back wrapper
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Dr.P.Victor
Dass, DHMS
Dass Homoeo Clinic
175, Andavar Illam
E.V.N.Road
Erode-638 009
Phone : 0424-2256091 / 222605 |
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