Homoeopathic Management In A Case Of Contact Dermatitis

Author: Dr. Madona Joseph BHMS MD PGDBEME
Professor, Head of the Department
Forensic Medicine &Toxicology
Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College
Deralakatte Mangaluru 575018
Co-Author: Dr.Dhanya s
PG Scholar
Department of Homoeopathic Materia Medica
Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College
Deralakatte Mangaluru 575018

Past History:
Nothing significant
Family History:
Nothing significant
Treatment History:
Taken Allopathic medication for presenting complaint.

PATIENT AS A PERSON:
Appearance: lean
Appetite: Good
Thirst: Thirst less (2-3 glasses per day)
Desire: sweets 2+
Bowel Habit: once /day, with no difficulty.
Bladder Habit: 4 times /day and once at night.
Sleep: Good (11 PM to 6 AM)
Thermal: chilly patient
Dreams: unremembered
Menstrual History:
F.M.P: 11 years of age
Regular cycle, 5-6 days flow, cramps in lower abdomen before menses.

General physical Examination:
Moderately built and moderately nourished
Well oriented with time, place and person.
No signs of pallor, cyanosis, clubbing, icterus and lymphadenopathy

Vital signs:
Temperature: afebrile at the time of examination.
Pulse: 74 beats /min
Blood pressure: 120/70mmhg
Local examination:
Skin: Feet, toes
Inspection: scaly eruption
Cracks present, bleeding
Systemic Examination:
Respiratory system:
Normal vesicular breadth sounds
No added sounds
Cardiovascular system:
S1 and S2 heard.
No murmur

Prescription
2/ 9/2020

1. Sulphur 0/1 (2 days)
   
   EMES 1tsp -0-0
2. No 2 pills
   
   TDS 1 week

Follow up criteria

1. Thirst
2. Itching
3. Burning
4. Eruptions
5. Cracks
6. Bleeding

Abbreviations: += Present, G=Good, = amelioration, s=same, D=decreased, A=Absent.

Prescription

1. PL 1 TSP
   
   TDS
2. NO 2 PILLS
   
   6-6-6 2weeks

Prescription

1. GRAPHITES 30
   
   TDS
2. NO 2 PILLS
   
   2-2-2 15 days
   
   As the patient has used allopathic external application for the presenting complaint her disease is suppressed and clear picture of the disease was not available, so sector totality was taken and based on symptom similarity medicine was prescribed.

REFERENCES:

1. HARRISONS PRICINCIPLE OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 17th edition by Fauci, Braunwald, Kasper, Hauser. Longo, Jameson, Loscalzo.
2. Illustrated synopsis of DERMATOLOGY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES by Neena Khanna.
3. HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA – William Boericke
4. MATERIA MEDICA OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES – Dr S.R.Phatak
5. THE CHRONIC DISEASES Their peculiar nature and Their Homoeopathic cure – Samuel Hahnemann.