Eczema 11618...भारत
A 60-year-old woman came with a black, scaly patch about 10 cm x 5 cm on the inside of her right ankle (see pic 1), with oozing pus and blood. What had developed as a small patch when she was 18, gradually worsened and at age 30, her doctor diagnosed it as eczema and prescribed oral medicines as well as an ointment. During winters and monsoon season, the patch would flare-up; it would become sweaty and itchy and develop cracks that oozed blood and caused irritation. Only then she would take the prescribed medication and the flare-up would subside in a week’s time but would recur, hence she stopped allopathy after two years. She then took ayurveda for one year, also without success. Finally, she resorted to the ointment again along with some home remedies, this gave 25% relief. She managed her condition in this way until she consulted the practitioner on 20 July 2020. She did have a history of diabetes for the past 10 years which was under control with insulin but she wanted treatment only for eczema. She was given:
#1. CC10.1 Emergencies + CC21.3 Skin allergies + CC21.5 Dry Sores + CC21.6 Eczema + CC21.11 Wounds & Abrasions…TDS orally and BD in mustard oil for external application
By 30 Sep the itching and oozing of pus and blood came down by 30%. She had been taking only the oral remedy along with allopathic ointment. The practitioner emphasized the benefit of external application for faster relief. By 30 Dec there was 40% improvement in all her symptoms, even the texture and colour of the patch looked better. Thereafter the patient lost touch with the practitioner until several months later on 17 Jul 2021, she was happy to report considerable improvement - 80% in itching, 70% in cracks and 60% in sweating and irritation; the flare-up during the ongoing monsoon was much less than before. She had started using the external remedy albeit occasionally but along with the ointment. She mentioned that three months ago, pain and burning sensation in her soles had started. #1 was enhanced to:
#2. CC3.7 Circulation + #1…dosage as before
By 3 Nov the flare-up was minimal and so was pain and burning sensation in the soles. However she was bothered by her rough and itchy skin, so #2 was enhanced to:
#3. CC21.10 Psoriasis + #2…same dosage
By 17 Jun 2022, as there was 90% improvement in itching and all other symptoms, she stopped the allopathic ointment. By 19 Sept 2022, all her life-long symptoms had vanished! #3 was reduced to BD with no external application. Over the next three months, the dosage was further tapered down to OW to be taken for maintenance.
A year later on 25 Sep 2023, the patient confirmed there had been no flare-up.
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