EFFICACY OF PSORINUM IN CHRONIC URTICARIA: A CASE REPORT
AbstractChronic urticaria is a popular skin complaint that is characterized by wheals of various sizes surrounded by erythema and associated with itching and burning as a consequence of Type1 hypersensitivity reaction mediated by IgE antibodies to specific allergen. Most of the population (>20%) have urticaria once somewhere in the life. The conventional management of this condition is associated with long-term effects of anti-allergic drugs and inexorable recurrence. Homoeopathic medicines help to reduce the hypersensitivity and recurrence in a gentle and permanent way. The present study is done to assess the effect of homoeopathic medicine in case of chronic urticaria. Case Summary: The below mentioned case is related to Cholinergic urticaria, one of the types of Physical urticaria in a young male who was given Psorinum as an Individualized prescription. The change in the assessment score done by UAS7 Urticaria Activity Score which was 42 at the baseline and 2 at the end of the treatment. MYMOP2 Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile 2 was 4.5 and after treatment was 1. The reduction in the assessment score reveals a significant improvement in the disease and quality of life. Serum IgE levels at the beginning of treatment was 367 IU/ml reduced to 112 IU/ml, which shows a significant curative effect on the patient. Thus, Homoeopathy proved to be efficacious in the treatment of chronic urticarial and in improving quality of life.
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IJPSR
S. Singh * and R. Sangtani
Department of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, Dr. D. Y. Patil Homoeopathic Medical College and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
singhsahani18@gmail.com
12 April 2023
04 July 2023
05 July 2023
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.14(12).5846-52
01 December 2023