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This is the case of Mrs. N.S (Patient Ref. No.
L-6795) a 70 years old housewife who reported to the clinic
for her skin complaints. She had hypertrophic and
hyperpigmented skin lesions on both her legs since 5 years.
There was much scaling from the lesions and itching was very
intense. The lesions would occasionally bleed on excessive
scratching. These complaints would be worse in the damp
weather and after sour and sweet foods. The itching would be
worse at nights. She later developed infection of these
lesions, probably due to excessive scratching. There was pus
formation and bleeding from the lesions. The cellulitis had
involved the lower half of both her legs. She had burning
type of pain that would be worse at night. She would feel
slightly better after bathing the legs in hot water. The
part was indurated on account of the cellulitis.
She also developed fever with chills on account of the
infection. Her appetite had markedly reduced after she
developed the cellulitis and she had intense thirst for
large quantities of chilled water. She was feeling very weak
in general and her sleep was disturbed due to the pain and
the itching of the affected part.
Based on these symptoms she was prescribed homoeopathic
medicines for the cellulitis of both the legs. She was
advised to do the dressing of the affected parts daily and
to keep the part covered. After the first week of treatment
there was not much change in her condition and the
cellulitis remained more or less the same. After the second
week of medicines her fever subsided and her chilliness
improved significantly. Gradually the cellulitis began to
improve and the bleeding from the lesions stopped. The pus
discharge reduced significantly over the next few days. Her
pain was under better control and she was not feeling the
weakness anymore now. Her appetite also started improving
and she did well in general. This case shows us that the infective
pathologies can be effectively tackled with homoeopathy. |
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A 55 years old female Mrs. R. S. (Patient Ref. No. L6189),
reported to the clinic for complaints of oral lichen planus
since 2 years. She had raised, reddish lesions of the buccal
mucosa that had come up after she had started wearing
dentures. There would be intense burning pain in the lesions
on eating spicy food and she had to eliminate spices
completely from her diet due to these complaints. She had
developed lesions on the gums and tongue in the past but
these had got better after the application of local
steroids.
She was a known case of diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism
since last 15 years and was on regular treatment for the
same. She also had hypertension, ischemic heart disease and
hypercholesterolemia for which she was on regular treatment.
She also had complaints of pain in the neck region that
would radiate to both the upper arms. This complaint had
been for last 12 years but had increased since the last 4-5
months.
She had history of prolapsed intervertebral disc 25 years
ago and it had recovered but she would occasionally get low
backache when she would exert herself.
Along with these, she also complained of hair loss leading
to reduced quantum of hair since the last 5-6 years. She
would lose about 50 hair a day.
She was a lady with a large body frame and was slightly
obese. Her appetite was normal and she had craving for sour
foods, sweets and spicy things. She would be frequently
constipated and would require straining to pass stools. She
was menopausal since 8 years. She had 2 children: 30 years
old male and 25 years old female, both being full-term
normal deliveries. Both her children were settled abroad and
she was staying with her husband. She was a teacher by
profession and her husband had his own business.
She was very particular about the way she would want things
to be done. She would dislike it if work was not done
properly as it should be done and this would provoke her
anger. She was also very particular about timings and would
be punctual in everything that she would do. She said that
she had become irritable since the onset of her health
complaints. She had a sympathetic nature and would not be
able to see others in trouble; she would constantly brood
about their problems. She had the tendency to constantly
keep thinking about something or the other all the time. She
had much loathing for life, especially when she would be
angry. She loved to travel.
She had a tonsillectomy at the age of 15 years and had
undergone cauterization of warts in the past. There was
history of following diseases in the family: hypertension
(father), ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus
(mother) and bronchial asthma (sister).
She had recently completed a course of local steroids about
3 months before she reported to us. She was on regular
medication for hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart
disease and hypothyroidism. A biopsy of her buccal mucosa
had confirmed the diagnosis of oral lichen planus.
She was prescribed Carcinosin 200 based on the above history
and was asked to report after 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks
her complaints of oral lichen planus were much better than
before. She said that she could be more lenient in her
eating habits now and this was something that she had not
experienced since last 2 years. She no longer had to
constantly worry about being aggravated after taking certain
kinds of foods. The burning of the oral lesions had
significantly reduced and the lesions had almost disappeared
(as seen in the photographs on this page). Her other
complaints of pain in the neck region, knees and back were
better than before. Her hair loss was same as before with
not much improvement. She had to continue treatment for some
more time for complete cure of the oral lichen planus.
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. |
