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This is the case of Baby. P.K (Patient
Ref. No. S-5383), a one and a half year old female
child who was brought to the clinic with complains of
infantile eczema since the age of 6 months. She would
develop reddish eruptions all over the body and these would
be more severe on the cheeks and legs. She would get severe
itching and would become very irritable on account of the
same. Her complaints would get worse during the winter
season and at night time. She would feel better by
application of warm water on the affected parts and also by
covering the affected parts.
Along with these she also had history of recurrent colds
since childhood. She would develop cold and cough every 2-3
weeks.
She had marked desire for sweets, cold-drinks, ice-creams
and fruits. She would sweat lesser than normal. She was
comfortable in the cold climate usually. She was a lean
child by constitution.
The peculiar mental traits were that she was an obstinate
child with marked fear of darkness and of loud noise. She
loved music, dancing and going out. She did not like to be
caressed but otherwise was of a very mixing and playful
nature.
There was a strong history of bronchial asthma and eczema in
the family. Family history also included vitiligo and
hypertension. She had taken allopathic as well as Ayurvedic
treatment in the past but with little relief.
Based on these features she was prescribed homoeopathic
medicine named Psorinum along with another remedy called
Mercurius Solubilis. Within 8 months of treatment, her
tendency to develop these eczematous lesions was markedly
better. She would get these lesions only occasionally and
they would not even require treatment at times. The itching
was effectively controlled and so were the attacks of
frequent cold and cough.
This case shows that eczema (and similar allergic disorders)
can be effectively controlled with homoeopathic medicines
without the use of external applications of any kind. It
cures the eczema from within and restores the deviated
immunity of the individual back to normalcy. |
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This is the case of Mr. V.D (Patient
Ref. No. 2623), a 39 years old male patient who had
complaints of eczema since 3 years. He would develop
vesicular eruptions on both the palms which would progress
to scaling over a period of time. Later there would be
intense itching of the palms. He also had reddish rashes on
the dorsum of the hands and this would remain more or less
steady. The complaints had started about 3 years before he
reported to us and it was slowly spreading. Some of the
lesions had also spread to his arms and shoulders. In the
past he had contact with lot of chemicals such as paints,
thinners, cleaners, etc. He would sweat profusely on the
palms. Initially the lesions would occur only during the hot
season and when he would wear gloves for long time. At that
time the lesions would last for a while and then disappear
by themselves. But later the lesions persisted and started
increasing gradually. His complaints would get worse on
contact with water, soaps, perfumes, etc. The eczema would
be somewhat better in the cold weather.
He also had complaints of allergic reactions to various
substances whereby he would develop intense itching of the
eyes and nose, bouts of sneezing and redness of the eyes.
He had been on steroid ointments for the eczema and had also
taken oral steroids for the same. The problem had improved
temporarily to some extent with the steroids but it had
relapsed in a more severe form after the stoppage of the
steroids. He was also on anti-allergic medicines which gave
him some relief.
He was fond of sweets, sour things, pork and chicken. His
thirst was much less than average. He would sweat a lot
especially when under any kind of stress. His sleep would be
sound though he would often get dreams of people chasing
him, of experiencing difficulty in climbing hills, etc.
The patient was an aircraft mechanic and a reserved person
by nature. He was quiet and shy but at the same time very
strong and dependable, as described by his wife. He would
get angry when things would not be in his control and would
express his anger to people who were close to him, not to
others. There was much stress on his job front where he had
to work to achieve deadlines inspite of limited resources
available to him. He had feelings of being exploited and
insulted by people and he would frequently dwell on these
feelings. He would love motorcycle riding and would be very
upset when he would not get time even on weekends to go for
a ride.
In the past he had suffered from multiple complaints which
included congenital intestinal blockage for which he had
been operated. He had also undergone surgery for undescended
testes in childhood. He would frequently suffer from
athlete's foot in the past. At the age of 20 he had
developed acute pneumothorax with mediastinal emphysema and
there was no apparent cause for it. He also had urticaria in
the past due to allergy to soaps and mango sap.
His mother had hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
Paternal grandfather had prostate cancer and maternal
grandfather had ischemic heart disease. His father would
frequently get allergic rhinitis in the spring season.
Based on this history the patient was prescribed a remedy
called Natrum Muriaticum in the 200th potency initially and
later in ascending potencies. Within 6 months of treatment,
his skin complaints were much better than before and the
skin on the palms and arms had almost returned back to
normal. He would keep getting occasional lesions for some
more time but these would be much lesser than before. The
patient reported that in all these years of allopathic
treatment, he had never got any results similar to that from
homoeopathy and that too inspite of taking all the necessary
precautions. Apart from the eczema, his complaints of
allergies to various substances also reduced drastically
with the treatment and he would no longer react excessively
to the allergens in his surroundings.
Remark: The remedy
prescribed in these cases is patient-specific i.e. it has
been prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the
patient at that point of time. It is advisable that the
patient does not indulge in any self-medication. |
