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This is the case of Master P.S (Patient
Ref. No. L-6671) a 11 years old male
child who was brought to the clinic for complaints of
hypersensitivity of the eyes especially to bright light.
Patient would be unable to open his eyes in bright light and
he had repetitive blinking of the eyes. Patient also had conjunctival redness and dryness of the eyes. He would
experience much difficulty in opening the eyes in the
morning on account of the extreme dryness of the eyes.
The complaints had started since 1 year when he had been
diagnosed as having Steven's Johnson syndrome. At that time
patient had developed reaction to certain drugs and
thereafter he had developed some rashes all over the body.
The rashes had involved the skin as well as the eyes at that
time. He had required admission in the hospital at that time
and was treated for the same. But even after completing the
treatment, the symptoms of photophobia and dryness of eyes
and conjunctival redness persisted. He was on eye-drops that
would give him symptomatic relief temporarily (artificial
tears) but was not taking care of he underlying cause. He
would have to use these drops every 2 hours but it was
difficult for him to keep a track of this all the day long,
every single day.
He also had complaints of frequent colds for past 3 years
and he would get these colds once every 2-3 months and
lasting for a week.
His appetite was average and he was more fond of pizzas and
such foods rather than the regular home made food. He had
aversion to sweets and milk. He would occasionally talk in
sleep, otherwise the sleep was sound.
He stayed with his parents, grandparents and a younger
brother. There was no history of any major illness in the
past. In the family, his grandparents had hypertension and
diabetes. He was very active and an alert child and he loved
to play. He had become irritable since the onset of this
illness and he would get angry if anybody would not listen
to him. He had become obstinate too and would threaten his
mother that he would not put his eye-drops if he was not
obeyed. He was very tolerant of his problems and would not
express them to others; he would keep it to himself. Even if
he would get hurt while playing or would get injured some
other times, he would not tell anyone at home. Basically he
was a very naughty and playful child.
Based on this history, he was prescribed a homoeopathic
medicine named Pulsatilla alongwith a few doses of
Carcinosin and he was significantly better in a span of 4
months itself. His photophobia was much better and the
dryness of the eyes was completely gone. He could open the
eyes in the morning with much lesser discomfort as compared
to before. The conjunctival redness which would be
persistent always was completely gone. His complaints of
recurrent colds also improved gradually. What was achieved
in this case was a relative freedom from the dependence of
the patient on certain eye-drops which would give him very
temporary relief. His other ophthalmic complaints, which he
had become used to living with, were also tackled
effectively with homoeopathic treatment. He continued
treatment for some more time for complete relief from the
remaining symptoms.
Remark: The remedy
prescribed in this case 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. |
