scholarly journals A case of eczema treated with homoeopathic medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Baljeet Singh Meena ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Navita Bagdi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Topical Steroids ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Face ◽  
Study Designs

Eczema is a superficial inflammation of the skin. In conventional medicine, it is treated with emollients and topical steroids. We present the case of a 44-year-old male patient with eczema over the face, neck, chest and hands, who was treated with the homoeopathic medicines sulphur and graphites without the aid of emollients and steroids. It is clearly apparent from this evidence-based case report that homoeopathy has a positive role in the treatment of eczema. This finding can provide the basis for conducting large-scale studies with different study designs regarding the treatment of eczema with homoeopathy.

Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (04) ◽  
pp. 254-258
Author(s):  
Shruti Jain ◽  
Chetna Lamba
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pain Relief ◽  
Trigeminal Neuralgia ◽  
Facial Pain ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia ◽  
Adequate Pain Relief ◽  
The Face

AbstractTrigeminal neuralgia (TN) is the most frequent type of neuropathic facial pain affecting one or more branches of trigeminal nerve. Here, a 51-year-old woman diagnosed with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) presented with complaints of pain over right side of the face with redness of the eyes and excessive lachrymation since 5 years with weekly acute episodes of shooting pain. Chelidonium was chiefly prescribed followed by few doses of Spigelia as per indications which provided adequate pain relief. The complaints flared up following stressful circumstances for which Pulsatilla was prescribed after detailed case taking. The frequency, duration and intensity of pain reduced after homoeopathic treatment. The need for conventional medicine was also reduced. This suggests positive role of individualised homoeopathy in the treatment of ITN. Further studies should be undertaken to evaluate the role of homoeopathy in ITN.

Survey of Rejection Prophylaxis Following Suture Removal in Penetrating Keratoplasty in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Heinzelmann ◽  
Daniel Böhringer ◽  
Philip Christian Maier ◽  
Berthold Seitz ◽  
Claus Cursiefen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graft Rejection ◽  
Graft Failure ◽  
Penetrating Keratoplasty ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Topical Steroids ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Face

Abstract Background Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) gets more and more reserved to cases of increasing complexity. In such cases, ocular comorbidities may limit graft survival following PK. A major cause for graft failure is endothelial graft rejection. Suture removal is a known risk factor for graft rejection. Nevertheless, there is no evidence-based regimen for rejection prophylaxis following suture removal. Therefore, a survey of rejection prophylaxis was conducted at 7 German keratoplasty centres. Objective The aim of the study was documentation of the variability of medicinal aftercare following suture removal in Germany. Methods Seven German keratoplasty centres with the highest numbers for PK were selected. The centres were sent a survey consisting of half-open questions. The centres performed a mean of 140 PK in 2018. The return rate was 100%. The findings were tabulated. Results All centres perform a double-running cross-stitch suture for standard PK, as well as a treatment for rejection prophylaxis with topical steroids after suture removal. There are differences in intensity (1 – 5 times daily) and tapering (2 – 20 weeks) of the topical steroids following suture removal. Two centres additionally use systemic steroids for a few days. Discussion Rejection prophylaxis following PK is currently poorly standardised and not evidence-based. All included centres perform medical aftercare following suture removal. It is assumed that different treatment strategies show different cost-benefit ratios. In the face of the diversity, a systematic analysis is required to develop an optimised regimen for all patients.

scholarly journals The bridge between patient and doctor: the shift from CAM to integrative medicine

Hematology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Diehl
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Integrative Medicine ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Face ◽  
After Cancer

Abstract Integrative medicine (IM) has become a major challenge for doctors and nurses, as well as psychologists and many other disciplines involved in the endeavor to help patients to better tolerate the burden of toxic therapies and give patients tools so they can actively participate in their “salutogenesis.” IM encompasses psycho-oncology, acupuncture, and physical and mental exercises to restore vital capacities lost due to toxic therapies; furthermore, it aims to replenish nutritional and metabolic deficits during and after cancer treatment. IM gains an ever increasing importance in the face of the rapidly growing number of cancer survivors demanding more than just evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. IM has to prove its value and justification by filling the gap between unproven methods of alternative medicine, still used by many cancer patients, and academic conventional medicine, which often does not satisfy the emotional and spiritual needs of cancer patients.

scholarly journals Phemphigus vulgaris an autoimmune acantholysis: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 801
Author(s):  
Abarna Lakshmi Ravi ◽  
Rajganesh Ravichandran ◽  
Nikhil Cherian Sam ◽  
Jaya Shree Dilibatcha ◽  
Raveena Pachal Balakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Oral Mucosa ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Pemphigus Vulgaris ◽  
Good Recovery ◽  
Clear Fluid ◽  
The Face ◽  
Epithelial Layers

<p class="abstract">Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic autoimmune skin disease characterized by a flaccid blister filled with clear fluid that arises on the skin or an erythematous base. The keratinocytes separated by the desmoglein present on the desmosomes which clinically manifests as fluid-filled blisters on the skin. We present pemphigus vulgaris with an unknown cause but good recovery after the management with monoclonal antibodies and corticosteroids in a 30-year-old male patient who came to the hospital with complaints of blisters on the epithelial layers of skin on the face and oral mucosa.</p>

scholarly journals Treatment of ulcerated hemangiomas with propranolol: an evidence-based case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Stefanus Gunawan ◽  
Yuri Yuri ◽  
Max Mantik
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Spontaneous Regression ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Face ◽  
Eye Opening

Hemangiomas are the most frequent vasculartumors observed in early childhood. Thepresentation is unique, with an initialphase of proliferation, followed by aphase of slow, spontaneous regression after the age of1 year.1,2 Most hemangiomas are uncomplicated anddo not require intervention. However, therapy may beneeded if the hemangioma is located at certain bodysites, such as the face, or if it results in a functionalhandicap, such as limitation of eye opening. Inaddition, ulcerated, rapidly growing hemangiomasmay require treatment.3

Evidence-Based Case Report of Hydatid Cyst

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (02) ◽  
pp. 158-163
Author(s):  
Purnima Suri ◽  
Kundan Kant Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hydatid Cyst ◽  
Causal Attribution ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Right Lobe ◽  
Hypochondriac Pain

AbstractHydatid disease is a parasitic infestation in humans caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Here, it develops in liver, lung, brain or other organs but liver is the most commonly affected organ. Intensity of morbidity depends upon location, expansion and activity of cyst. In modern medicine, surgery is still the treatment of choice but the chance of relapse and other complications is always there. Homoeopathy provides a better response in such conditions. One such case report is presented below. A young female patient attended outdoor patient department chiefly for complaints of jaundice, vomiting and right hypochondriac pain for the last 1 month and her diagnosis was hydatid cyst in right lobe of liver sized 11 × 15mm (by ultrasonography). She was successfully treated with the single and individualised homoeopathic medicine Crotalus horridus in 50 millesimal potencies in respect of both symptomatically and pathologically as evident by ultrasonography reports. Possible causal attribution of changes was explicitly depicted by Modified Naranjo Criteria. It shows positive role of homoeopathic treatment in regression of hydatid cyst in a young female.

scholarly journals Orthosurgical management of an asymmetric case with class III malocclusion and transversal problem in the maxilla

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Pérez Varela ◽  
Beatriz Iglesias Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Class Iii Malocclusion ◽  
Skeletal Class ◽  
Mandibular Asymmetry ◽  
Facial Esthetics ◽  
Asymmetric Case ◽  
The Face ◽  
Adult Male Patient

Class III malocclusions are considered to be one of the most difficult problems to treat. For us, the complex of these cases is the esthetic of the face and the smile because the treatment of the malocclusions without surgery produces a more retrusive face. We present a case report of an adult male patient with skeletal Class III malocclusion with compression in the maxilla and mandibular asymmetry, who has treated the orthosurgical approach. The result is acceptable in terms of occlusion-function, esthetic of the smile, and facial esthetics.

scholarly journals Disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis in a patient with AIDS: report of a case

2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Tomoko Mitsuno Carvalho ◽  
Adriana Pinheiro de Castro ◽  
Cristiane Baby ◽  
Betina Werner ◽  
José Filus Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Sporothrix Schenckii ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Initial Presentation ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Cutaneous Lesions ◽  
The Face

We describe a case report of disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis as the initial presentation of AIDS in a 24-year-old HIV-positive male patient. He presented multiple ulcerated skin lesions distributed over the face, thorax, legs and arms. Biopsy of one of the cutaneous lesions was suggestive of sporotrichosis and culture isolated Sporothrix schenckii. Itraconazole was started and the lesions progressively resolved after 15 days of medication. The patient was discharged with this medication but he did not return for follow-up. He died three months later in another hospital. Therapy of sporotrichosis in HIV-infected patients remains unclear and the response to therapy is variable. Itraconazole is highly concentrated in the skin and is one of the options for treatment of disseminated sporotrichosis.

A Case Report of Individualised Homoeopathic Treatment in Molluscum Contagiosum

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Uttam Singh ◽  
Jiji Paul
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Human Disease ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Systemic Treatment ◽  
Causal Attribution ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Molluscum Contagiosum ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
The Face

AbstractMolluscum contagiosum (MC) is the most frequent human disease resulting from poxvirus infection. It has a worldwide distribution. Children are usually affected. There is no specific systemic treatment for MC, but a variety of techniques for physical ablation have been used. Homoeopathic treatment offers an effective and safe treatment with painless management of the MC cases. Here, a 3.6-year-old female child presented with complaints of papular eruptions on the face for the last 1 year. She was effectively treated by individualised homoeopathic medicine Calcarea carbonica. Improvement in the case was assessed by outcome in relation to impact on daily living scale at each month for 05 months during follow-ups and possible causal attribution of the changes in the case was measured using ‘Modified Naranjo Criteria’. This case report showed positive role and efficacy of homoeopathic treatment of MC in children.

Misophonia: An Evidence-Based Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-690
Author(s):  
C. S. Vanaja ◽  
Miriam Soni Abigail
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Case History ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Management Option ◽  
Pure Tone Audiogram

Purpose Misophonia is a sound tolerance disorder condition in certain sounds that trigger intense emotional or physiological responses. While some persons may experience misophonia, a few patients suffer from misophonia. However, there is a dearth of literature on audiological assessment and management of persons with misophonia. The purpose of this report is to discuss the assessment of misophonia and highlight the management option that helped a patient with misophonia. Method A case study of a 26-year-old woman with the complaint of decreased tolerance to specific sounds affecting quality of life is reported. Audiological assessment differentiated misophonia from hyperacusis. Management included retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy based on the principles described by P. J. Jastreboff and Jastreboff (2014). A misophonia questionnaire was administered at regular intervals to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. Results A detailed case history and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiogram and Johnson Hyperacusis Index revealed the presence of misophonia. The patient benefitted from intervention, and the scores of the misophonia questionnaire indicated a decrease in the severity of the problem. Conclusions It is important to differentially diagnose misophonia and hyperacusis in persons with sound tolerance disorders. Retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy can help patients who suffer from misophonia.

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