Clinical Cases

Guttate Psoriasis In a Man of 28

Written by Dr.Jitesh Sharma

Dr. Jitesh Sharma shares a case of guttate psoriasis in a man of 28. Restlessness, scaly eruptions, worse from cold, itching at night were among the symptoms leading to the simillimum.

Date  8-3-2018

Age – 28 male

k/c/o

guttate psoriasis 

chief c/o

  1. Psoriasis on whole body except face since 4 to 5 months
    -itching since 2 month, sometime pain <night, if shin dry
    pricking sensation on the body during exposure to sun
  2. cough since 4 months – plug like sensation in the throat
    cough<morning, after eating, at night, on afternoon

past ho

malaria 2 years back
typhoid 5-6 yrs back
tuberculosis 4-5 yrs back

family ho

father-kidney stone
physical generals  

habit-pan (betel) , tea
appetite-normal
desire-sweets
tongue-indented
thirst- large quantities at long intervals

stool-not clear, constipation
perspiration-profuse on back
sleep-disturbed, position lying on abdomen

mind

education-intermediate
occupation-business
childhood at town
unmarried

childhood-joint family, financial condition very poor, close to father

Presently:
joint family
financial condition sound
angered not easily
likes to spend time with others
expresses his problems to other
emotional, weeping easily
consolation  amel
confusion of mind while making decisions
likes to talk with people
fear of snakes

Thermal

chilly
always uses normal water for bathing
cooler, fan required
fain in slow speed required in winter
thick covering used in winter
more chill – feels it in foot and hand (only fingers)

Repertorisation Chart

8/3/18

Remedy – Arsenicum alb 30

for 1 month, once a week

sac lac 4 weeks

6/4/18
No improvement at all, coughing < morning, blocked throat due to cough

CHANGE OF REMEDY – Ars Iod 30  – 4 doses – Once a week   

Sac lac for 4 weeks

Reason for choosing Ars Iod.

ALLEN SKIN

Objective – Chronic, scaly eruptions; dry scaly eruptions, cancer or malignant diseases of the skin

Clarke

Persistent itching of various parts of body, most of back. Chronic skin affections.  Psoriasis.

N.M CHOUDHARY

It is a remedy par excellence in psoriasis and in ichthyosis. The most significant symptom is marked exfoliation of skin in large scales which leaves raw, bleeding surface underneath. The strumous or psoric diathesis on conduction with Arsenic symptoms should always be an invaluable guide in the selection of the remedy.

I prescribed Arsenic as the first remedy as all the symptoms were similar with it,  but it didn’t help him at all. Then after seeing repertory chart and reading ARS IOD. it was an exact match. Hence it covered his symptoms and lead to improvement in his condition

23/4/18
itching at night 90 % improved
pricking sensation on body while exposure to sun, cough remains

REMEDY – REPEATED

6/6/18

 Eruptions has been reduced. No more itching photos has been attached

REMEDY – SAC LAC FOR 1 MONTH

12/7/18

Better no no more itching and no more eruptions .

REMEDY – SAC LAC 1 MONTH
14/8/18
-Psoriasis- 100% improvement, now much better

3 August 2019

As of Aug 3rd  2019 he has shown no relapse of symptoms.

About the author

Dr.Jitesh Sharma

Dr. Jitesh Sharma completed BHMS in 2013 and then studied at IACH with Dr. George Vithoulkas. He subsequently studied under Rajan Sankaran as well as Drs. Mahesh Gandhi, Dinesh Chauhan, Dr S. Sarkar, and Dr. Amarsinha Nikam. He has been a part of several health camps at hospitals and private organizations. Dr. Sharma presented his paper “Evidence Based Homoeopathy - "A Case of Avasacular Necrosis Of Femur” at the 73rd Congress of the Liga Medicorum Homoeopathic Internationalis (LMHI) 2018. He also presented at the first Ayush International Conference & Exhibition 2017 Dubai and published numerous articles on the role of homoeopathy in treating acute and chronic diseases. He runs a homeopathic hospital in Odisha with a 40 bed IPD and OPD facilities, seeing more than 80-100 patients per day. Email: [email protected] Website: www.jdshospital.com

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