This is a case of Master R.N. aged 16 years who was suffering with Lichen Planus since the past 6 months. He reported to the clinic on September 3, 2005 with papular eruptions with hyper pigmentation. These eruptions had first appeared on his right knee and then it was spreading further to other parts as well.
He had marked pruritis and he used to keep getting new eruptions since the past 6 months. The pruritis used to increase when he used to come in contact with warm water. These eruptions were spreading gradually, where as on the other hand there were some few old eruptions which were getting healed and leaving behind hyperpigmented marks.
He was now using Dipsalic ointment as a local application. He was under some form of homoeopathic treatment for the past 6 months.
Associated with his skin complaints, he used to complain of repetitive sneezing episodes with watering from the nose since the past 6 months. These complaints were wrose immediately after he was awake. When ever he was exposed to dust or every night just before sleeping the bouts used to be more severe intensity than what it used to be during the day time.
Constitution:
This was a lean boy with dark complexion. His weight on examination was 39 Kgs.
Personal history:
He used to crave for sweets a lot. However he disliked sour food items. He had profuse perspiration especially on his back. He could not tolerate hot climate and used to fee very uncomfortable.
His sleep was sound and he used to get many dreams of ghosts and falling from height.
Family background:
He used to live with his father (aged 45, working as a technical officer in the central government office), Mother (aged 37 years who was a home maker), and also had a younger sister who was 9 years old and was studying in the fourth class.
Mind:
He was very tensed and anxious about his studies. He used to get very nervous before his exams. He was very slow in all the activities. He had fear of dark. He was timid by nature and very lazy.
Family History:
His paternal grandfather had diabetes, hypertension as well as eczema.
Prescription details:
Based on his case details he was prescribed the homoeopathic remedy Tuberculinum in the 1M potency. He was then called after a month.
Follow up details:
Initially after a month when he did come up, there was no change in the eruptions. Even the itching that he used to complain remained the same. He also had a few new eruptions during the course of this 1 month treatment on his abdomen as ell as hips. The sneezing that he used to get was reducing and even the running nose had come down to a certain extent.
He was made to continue on the same line of treatment and called father another 2 weeks. So in all after a period of 6 weeks after starting the treatment, the Lichen Planus eruptions on his knees, feet, upper limbs were commencing to heal. However the eruptions on the other areas were still the same. By now the sneezing as well as the discharge from the nose had decreased dramatically.
He has by now even tapered the application of Dipsalic ointment. There were necessary changes made in the line of treatment from time to time as far as the dosage and the repetition of the medicines is concerned.
During the course of the treatment he continued to get new eruptions but the number went on reducing slowly and gradually with time. His weight had also increased by 1 kg.
After the completion of almost a year's treatment there have been some eruptions over his knees which have completely gone away. Also the eruptions that were there on his right hand are no longer visible.
He is still advised to continue treatment in order to see positive results in the remaining eruptions as well.
Remarks:
The patient's parents were so happy to see the results. They claimed that this disease could not be diagnosed accurately by most doctors that they went to, and every other conventional doctor remarked that there is no cure for this skin ailment and their son might have to live with for the rest of his life. Thanks to the healing of Homoeopathy. |
