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Mr. R .J (Patient Ref. No. L-6973) aged 43 yrs, reported
to the clinic on August 10, 2004 with psoriatic eruptions
all over his body and he had been suffering with this for
past 4 long years. His entire body was covered with
erythematous rashes which used to itch tremendously. These
psoriatic plaques present over his body were with intense
scaling.
Associated with the skin complaints he also had pain in
both his knees with occasional swelling since last 2 yrs.
This pain would be worse in winters and by any type of
physical exertion.
Coming to his personal details he reported that he had
marked craving for spicy food. He even used to prefer to
eat oily and fermented food as well. Thermally he was a
hot patient. Also constitutionally he was very obese and
flabby.
On enquiring about his personality details, he revealed
that he was very irritable by nature. He used to get upset
at trivial things. He is also of the habit of repeating
his instructions several times.
He is also very skeptical about various issues. He keeps
on checking and rechecking things as to whether he had
made any mistake. This was not only for himself, but also
he used to keep warning and reminding others to recheck
for things whether it was done properly or not.
While narrating his mental attributes he also gave the
history that he was under a lot of financial stress as he
was jobless a year prior to the onset of his psoriasis. He
also lacks confidence in whatever he does. The only
concern which bothers him is that whether or not he would
complete the task on time even if he has almost done it
and its on the lines of completion. He had a marked
aversion to crowds. He was short tempered and remarkably
obstinate in nature.
As regards to his family history there was no history of
any major illness except that his father had hypertension.
Also there was no significant past history in his case.
Taking his entire case details into consideration, a ingle
dose of Carcinosin 200 and Nat mur 200 was prescribed for
him. After 12 weeks when he reported to the clinic for his
regular follow up the psoriatic eruptions on his body had
healed up to 50%.The further spread of these psoriatic
plaques was halted. Although there were very few new
eruptions coming up on various parts of his body they were
also healing faster. The distressing itching that he used
to have prior to starting the treatment was now alleviated
to a great extent. He cheerfully remarked saying that he
is much much better after taking these homoeopathic
medicines.
Also the knee pain which he had for the last 2 years was
considerably better. This was the first time when even
after the onset of winters he did not experience
discomfort and swelling which he used to have almost every
winter. The line of treatment was kept the same and he was
asked to report again after a period of 6 weeks.
On January 1st, 2005 when he came for his follow up to his
surprise there were no eruptions whatsoever of any part of
his body. The new eruptions had completely stopped coming
up and his skin was much clearer this time. When we
compared his before and after photographs not only the
patient but even his wife was left spell bound to witness
the wonders of this gentle healing science called
"Homoeopathy'. |
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Mr. D. P (Patient Ref. No. L-6827) a 22 years old male
patient reported for complaints of psoriasis since 3
years. He had extensive lesions on his arms, legs,
abdomen, chest, back and a few lesions coming up on the
neck and scalp since the last few weeks. Almost the whole
of his body was covered with erythematous, scaly lesions
that were itchy. In general his skin was very dry. His
complaints would get worse during winter and in monsoon.
He had tried all forms of treatment including local
steroids but had not been benefited by any of these.
His appetite was normal and he was fond of spicy and
salted foods. He would sweat profusely especially on the
forehead. He was an obese person with a fair complexion.
His sleep would be sound and he would sleep on his
abdomen.
He had completed his studies and was into his family
business. He had a calm nature and would easily mix up
with the people around him. He was a very expressive
person and would express his feelings easily to the
opposite person. He was very emotional too and would be
easily affected by what others around him would say. He
denied having any major tensions or worries in his life.
There was no history of any major illness in the past. His
father had psoriasis and diabetes and his brother had
suffered from vitiligo in childhood.
Based on these complaints he was prescribed Phosphorus 200
for his complaints. He was informed that an increase in
the psoriasis was expected in the first few weeks due to
the stoppage of the steroids that he had been receiving
previously. This phenomenon is observed in many skin
conditions when there is an increase in the skin lesions
due to the stoppage of steroids since their action is
suppressive in nature. The relapse which occurs after the
stoppage of steroids is sometimes more difficult to treat.
In the case of this patient, there was a definite increase
in the number of lesions after stopping steroids and the
eruptions had spread all over the body. There was marked
itching too. This phase lasted for about 6 weeks in the
case of this patient after which the improvement began to
show. In the next 3 months itself his psoriasis was more
than 75% better than before. His itching was almost gone
and he was not getting any new eruptions either. At the
end of another few months, his skin had returned to an
almost normal state and he was leading a normal life. |
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