Introduction:

   Dr. M.S. Bhagavathi is a young enthusiastic physician engaged in the activities of AKP Homoeopathic Clinical Research Centre. She has been graduated from Sarada Krishna Homoeopathy Medical College, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu. Here she present a case of allergic dermatitis.

   A boy aged 23 years presented scaling and peeling of the skin since one month. Initially he had fever, for which he taken some antibiotics. Suddenly started itching rashes and hot flushes all over the body and later suffered with breathlessness and he faint. He was admitted for the anaphylactic shock afterward the lesions became very exfoliative. Finally he discharged and warned him to take the drugs carefully.

   He opted homoeopathic treatment since it is free from side effects. The lesions are scaling, itching < night. Some lesions were dark pigmented.

Past History
   Cold tendency, vaccinated for all communicable diseases

Family History
   Parents are healthy

Physical Generals
    He is tall, thin, medium complexioned, has the habits of coffee, smoking, alcohol, Non Vegetarian}
Appetite - Normal
Thirst - Normal
Sweat - Normal
Stool - Regular
Urine - Normal
Sleep - Normal


Mental Generals
Mental, intellectual state of mind is very calm, anxious, broods over the diseases

Totality of Symptoms

· Rashes all over the body after drugs
· Itching with hot flushes and burning < night
· Scratching intensifies burning
· Tall, thin , medium complexion
· Calm , broods over diseases

First prescription        13-12-08
R/x
Sulphur 6 BD for fifteen days
A photograph also taken Plate I


Follow up-1                  27-12-08
Itching reduced
Lesions better
R/x
Sulphur 6 BD for fifteen days

Follow up-2                   16-01-09
No itching
Lesions better
R/x
Sulphur 6 BD for fifteen days

Follow up-3                  29-01-09
All most the lesions disappeared
R/x
Sulphur 6 BD for fifteen days
A photograph also taken Plate II

Before		After

Discussion :
A simple prescription based on symptom similarity and miasmatic expressions Sulphur is prescribed here. Low potency is preferred owing to the susceptibility of the patient and repetition also done on that basis.