Case - I
(Burn injury) |
Mrs GM aged 38 presented with keloids post a burn injury when the cooking stove on which she was preparing food burst, upturned , the oil catching fire resulting in burns on her arms and forehead which lead to keloid formation on her left forearm (The scar tissue had hypertrophied) .The keloid
would itch in the heat and looked unsightly. She had a propensity to catch
colds on exposure to cold air particularly when exposed to drafts of air.
Another feature was an urgency to pass urine which at times was difficult
to control. The skin was generally dry, resulted in itching off and on-but
she perspired a lot on her scalp.
Homeopathic remedy Silicea 6X was
prescribed with great improvement in the itching in the keloid and over a
period of a few months much to our satisfaction, the keloid started
progressively reducing in size, flattening and ultimately shrunk( her
urinary urgency too improved largely). |
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Case - II
(warts(verrucae)) |
An interesting case of warts(verrucae) where a young girl
had multiple flat warts on her right foot for two years and one on her
right palm, laterally. Total number of warts were 13 in number(a few of
them being on the right sole)
She had various treatments without much success. Interestingly she also
had a ganglion( Swelling over the right wrist which was not painful).
As a person she was a short tempered girl who wanted her way all the time
but felt nervous in anticipation before marriage, examination and
interviews.
She was immensely fond of sweets and could eat a dessert at anytime of the
day.
Lycopodium 30, was thought of and presented and the warts disappeared, the
ganglion reduced in size and much to our astonishment, the patients mother
commented that her temper which would be selectively vented out at home,
also toned down. |
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Case - III (Bartholin abcess) |
An interesting case of a young lady who had developed a
bartholin abcess on her left labia majora and had developed it for the
first time ,3 months after her menarche. It had been operated ( Bartholini
absess)twice before but had reoccurred would start as a small red swelling
on the left labia. Grow in size and then burst, very often before her
periods.
She would get headaches( left sided) from prolonged exposure to the sun
,which got a little letter by washing with cold water.
She was morbidly afraid of snakes, even have nightmares of them.
Lachesis 30 helped the bartholin cyst to regress and disappear. Later
Lachesis (1M), prevented further reoccurrences. Her headaches also stopped
occurring after a few months of treatment. |
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Case - IV (Chronic Urinary
tract infections) |
Chronic Urinary tract infections are very obstinate and
difficult to treat and often require prolonged prescription of antibiotics.
One such case of recurrent UTI who had earlier passed out a kidney stone
spontaneously had persistent pain, burning and pricking sensation and
discomfort after she had passed urine. A homeopathic medicine SARSAPARILLA
200 given over a period of time helped ameliorate the pain and prevent
further occurrence of urinary tract infections and subsequently she passed
2 stones in her urine without any discomfort. |
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Case - V (Antimonium Crudum) |
Homeopathic remedy Antimonium Crudum 6 was prescribed in
a case of melanosis (hyperpigmentation) of the arms, back and face, where
in the patient would notice that the dark spots were noticeable when he
went out in the sun. The patient had an extremely while coated tougue on
examination and a rather foul smelling odour in his perspiration.
Ant Crud 6, helped over a period of time reduce the intensity of the
pigmentation and its extreme sensitively to direct sunlight. |
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Case - VI (Atopic
dermatitis (eczema)) |
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is often a painstaking
treatment which waxes and wanes during treatment . A case of Mrs A aged 24
had dry patches of rough, itchy skin in the folds of her elbows and behind
her neck and caused tremendous itching on exposure to the sun, even
leading to burning of the skin which would get better temporarily by
washing with cold water. There was a strong family history of pulmonary
tuberculosis in her family with 3 members of her father’s family having
suffered from Tuberculosis and being treated for it.
A single dose of remedy tTuberculinium bov 1M was prescribed resulting in
great and perceptive improvement in her skinpatches, reduction and
disappearance of the patches and ameliorating of the itching. A dose was
repeated for a few months after slight reoccurrence in the heat, required,
till the atopic dry eczematous patches had completely disapperaed.
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Case - VII (Pemphigus vulgaris) |
A case of Pemphigus vulgaris of a lady Mrs. K aged 38 yrs
,who had been suffering from the recurrent blister like eruptions on her
face, inside her mouth and on her hands and genitals and she was, on and
off on steroids to suppress them. The ulcers would sometimes bleed and
suppurate. She was extremely sensitive to cold air drafts.
Medicines like
Sepia
Nitric acid
crotalus horridus
lachesis etc
had been tried with very minimum benefit in her condition
CALTHA PALUTRIS 3X a homeopathic remedy
was then prescribed which brought amelioration in her condition, the
blisters healed and dried up and after some time there was no reoccurrence
of the same. |
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Case - VIII (A case of Muscular Dystropy) |
A young boy had been diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy
.His limb and girdle muscles had weakened and emaciated He was unable to
get up from the floor without help and unable to walk without support A
blood test C P K was greatly elevated above normal levels. He also had
numbness in the extremities.
He would get breathless on least exertion, couldn't raise his hands above
his shoulders. The neurologists had little to offer and opined that this
was progressively deteriorating . We prescribed THALLIUM 30 C which has an
affinity for muscles and also numbness associated with weakness and
emaciation of muscles.
The Improvement was very significant and he was on the same remedy for 4
years or more and the progression of the muscular dystrophy considerably
slowed down. |
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Case - IX (Ganglion) |
A ganglion on the wrist, in often prescribed for by
Homeopathic physicians in clinical practice.
A case of a lady Mrs. V aged 35 yrs who had an extremely painful ganglion
on her left wrist, came in for consultation and was given Calcarea Flour
1M for it. The ganglion miraculously reduced and shrunk and never
reoccurred again.
The remedy to the rescue was CALCAREA FLOUR. |
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Case - X (Eosinophilic
Bronchitis) |
An interesting case of Eosinophilic Bronchitis where the
patient had a persistent teasing dry cough
Which had been continuing for months temporarily helped by sucking at
Lozenges, and was largely disgusted on account of the cough. The cough was
intolerable because it causes an intense drawing
sensation in his head on coughing. This key symptom prompted the
prescription of the homeopathic medicine IRIS VERSICOLOR. Another
noteworthy observation was that the patient had an elongated uvula which
was in the shape of a sharp cone with a needle like point and some ropy
saliva was hanging
on it. This is another feature of Iris versicolor (usually prescribed for
burning in the gastro-intestinal tract and headaches with vomiting and
blurring of eyes and acidity).
The improvement in the patients cough was immediately perceptible and this
symptom/sign of ropy saliva adherent to an elongated uvula, was used to
prescribe for, in many cases subsequently with very satisfying results. |
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Case - XI (Kidney stones) |
A case of Mr PV presenting with a history of a right
sided renal (kidney stone) calculus with a 4.5 mm stone in the pelvis of
the right kidney and a very small one in the distal part of calyx which
had resulted in Right sided hydronephrosis .The patient had immense pain
in the right lumbar region and frequency of passing urine prior to the
detection of ultrasound KUB. Lycopodium-200 and later Lycopodium IM helped
the calculus to pass out and ensure the flow of urine was not obstructed.
Subsequent ultrasound showed no evidence of calculus and resolution of the
hydronephrosis.
Berberis vulgaris mother tincture was advised to prevent reoccurrence of
stone formation. |
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Case - XII (chronic
Migraine headaches) |
A case of chronic Migraine headaches, where the female
patient , aged 51 ,had been suffering from frequent headaches largely
located on one half of the head starting from the nape of the neck
accompanied by nausea and a throbbing hammering pain which could come on
anytime but would aggravate on lying down .She had tried various therapies
in the past. She was an Introverted person by nature and all her life had
suppressed her anger, emotions and sorrows.
Staphysagria IM was her selected remedy which bought about tremendous
relief in headaches. The frequency and intensity of which had reduced
considerably and she would stock up her ‘Staphysagaria‘ for ensuring a
headache free life. |
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Case - XIII (Who said Dogs do not respond to homeopathy?) |
Inky a four year old cocker spaniel developed very
intense uncontrollable itching on the left leg and paw which caused wounds
to form and the fur around it would get shed as she would constantly keep
licking the site. Anti allergic medication and dressings were of no avail
and provided transient relief but it would reoccur and caused a lot of
discomfort to the dog.
The owner had to put an Elizabethian collar around the neck to prevent her
licking and aggravating the wound.
After observation Arum triphyllum 30 C a homeopathic medicine was
administered and over some time the dogs became better and subsequently
the wound healed and from an irritable cross dog, one just wouldn’t
recognize the gentle, lovable, a CockerSpaniel, presented at our clinic. |
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Case - XIV (Rheumatoid
Arthritis with seropositi ve RA
factor and +ve AntiCCP antigen) |
A case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with seropositi ve RA
factor and +ve AntiCCP antigen. And classical Inflammation of
metacarpophalyngeal, as well as metatarsal joints, ulnar deviation of
metacarpels with shifting, wandering joint pains and morning stiffness and
X-ray findings of early articular erosion of joints, presented at our
clinic, and was prescribed a remedy Agaricus Muscarius 200 on the basis
of history of chillblains (acrocyanosis) of toes in cold winter months and
muscular twitchings randomly.
Surprisingly and to our pleasure and immense joy, there was a marked
improvement in his Rheumatoid Arthritis as well and sustained reoccurrence
of joint pain and stiffness. |