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A 40 years old male patient Mr. A. T.
(Patient Ref. No. L6925), reported to the clinic with
complaints of psoriasis since about 4 years. He had
psoriatic lesions spread almost all over his body and they
were increasing since the last 1 year. He had inflamed,
thickened, scaly lesions with scab formation and exfoliation
at places. There were hyperpigmented marks of the lesions
left behind on his skin. He had very dry skin in general and
lot of itching. The itching would be worse at night and he
would get burning sensation on the parts after scratching
them. He would feel worse from warmth (especially warm
water) on the affected parts. The psoriasis would be at its
worst during summer. He had been on certain allopathic
medications for the last 3-4 years and had also been put on
steroids for a year. Since the last 3-4 months he had
stopped all kinds of medication.
He also had complaints of constipation since last 3-4 years.
His stools would be hard and dry and would require much
straining to be passed.
He had loss of appetite since the last 6 months. He had
great liking for sweets and his thirst was on the lower
side. His sleep would be disturbed due to thoughts about
routine things being on his mind. He would sleep on his
abdomen.
He stayed with his wife and two children and was into a
clerical job. His childhood had been unhappy and he would
feel quite neglected as a child. His youth years were also
stressful in nature as described by him. His father had died
at a young age and so he had to struggle throughout his
childhood due to this reason. He was a reserved person with
lot of bottled-up feelings. He was sensitive by nature and
would react easily to small things happening around him. He
would always feel very conscious about what the people
around him were thinking about him. The feeling of
loneliness had persisted with him even at this point of time
in his life. He would get anxious about trifles and also had
lot of anxiety about his illness. He would get irritated at
trifling matters but would never express his irritability.
He would weep easily. He would tend to brood over things
that had happened with him. He was afraid of taking
responsibility of anything in life.
He had suffered from jaundice twice in the past. His father
had tuberculosis and his mother had bronchial asthma and
cirrhosis of liver. His paternal aunt had bronchial asthma.
Based on this history the patient was prescribed Natrum
Muriaticum 200 for his complaints. At the beginning of the
treatment there was an increase in his complaints as
expected due to the use of steroids recently. This lasted
for about a month after which the improvement slowly started
showing up. At the end of about 4 months of treatment his
psoriasis was almost 70% better and the itching had
completely stopped. He did not get any new lesions. He
continued the treatment for another few months for complete
recovery from his complaints. |
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Case 6: |
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A 30 years old female Mrs. H. S. (Patient Ref. No. L6530), reported
to the clinic with complaints of psoriasis since 15 years. She had extensive
lesions on her hands, arms, legs and on her scalp. She had been in remission
twice during this period, each lasting for about 1-2 months. She had taken all
kinds of treatment available but was not helped much by this. She had received
steroid injections in the past and had been aggravated after stoppage of the
same. She did not have any other complaints besides this.
Her appetite was average and she was fond of spicy foods and bread. Her thirst
was decreased and she would take less amount of water. She would sweat profusely
and would be more comfortable in the cold weather; she could not tolerate much
of heat. Her sleep was sound.
She was a housewife and stayed with her in-laws in a joint family set-up. She
was a mild and co-operative lady. She had much anxiety about her disease
especially since it had lasted so many years and would not get better with any
treatment.
There was no history of any major illness in the past. There was history of
psoriasis in the family; two of her uncles had psoriasis. Her father had
poliomyelitis and her brother had tuberculosis.
Based on this history she was prescribed Psorinum 200 for her complaints. After
about 2 months of treatment her complaints were slightly better than before. In
another 3 months, she was almost 50% better than before. She did not have any
itching of the lesions. She was 6 months pregnant at this point of time. The
treatment was continued for another 6 months and at the end of this, she was
completely free from the disease. She had some mild hypopigmentation persisting
at the area of the lesions which faded away after treatment. |
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