Historias de Casos
Vol 9 Número 1
January/February 2018
Hypochondriasis 11567...India
A 35-year-old biology teacher was suffering from hypochondriasis* for the past 4 years. He became anxious over minor symptoms, even though he looked normal and healthy. Whenever he heard about a friend or a relative having hypertension or diabetes, he became anxious that he could also have the same disease. Overwhelmed by fear, he starts experiencing the...(continued)
Eyes – pain, redness, swelling 11567...India
A 9-year-old boy came with pain, redness and swelling (started the day before) in the lateral margin of upper eyelid of his left eyes shown in the picture.
Ovarian cysts, painful menstruation 11568...India
A 30-year-old woman, experiencing painful menstruation for the past one year, contacted the practitioner on 3 March 2017. Her symptoms included heavy bleeding, prolonged (lasting for about 15 days) and painful menstruation, burning sensation, swelling and weakness in both legs. She had previously taken allopathic medications for six months but these had...(continued)
Recurring cold 03533...UK
A 65-year-old woman from the UK has been visiting her family in Malaysia for about six weeks in October every year for the past 30 years. In every visit, she gets a cold with severe cough and sinusitis on her arrival in Malaysia. She blamed it on travel fatigue and pollution. Her visits are always unpleasant especially because her family too would catch the...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoAggressive periodontal disease 10375...India
A 47-year-old man had been suffering from aggressive periodontal disease for six years. He was in considerable pain due to infected and bleeding gums. His teeth were decalcified, about 40% were loose and he was unable to bite hard food items. His family history suggested that he was genetically predisposed to this condition. Severe infection of gums caused...(continued)
Examination anxiety, extreme 03555...UK
On 24 September 2017, a 22-year-old male medical student came to the practitioner for treatment of his extreme anxiety due to his forthcoming exams due in 5 days. He explained that before every exam he felt very tense, stressed out and extremely anxious and could not eat anything. He would get severe migraine headaches and could not...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoBack pain 11578...India
On 23 May 2016, a 53-year-old Australian with a complaint of chronic back pain met the practitioner. Twelve years prior, he had a severe back injury. Even though his entire back was affected by the pain, it was more intense in his lower back. He lived with this pain every single day and getting out of bed was quite a task. He was treated with allopathic...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoWithering plant 03108...Greece
In the summer of 2017, the practitioner noticed over the past few weeks that all the leaves of her gardenia plant including the new ones were turning yellow. A gardenia bush with yellow leaves is a common problem that is difficult to fix. Her gardener added all the necessary nutrients such as magnesium and iron to boost it up, but nothing...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoChronic cellulitis of leg 02802...UK
A 76-year-old woman had suffered with cellulitis of the lower left leg for two months. She had pain and swelling in the leg and the skin appeared red and was hot to the touch. She was continuously being treated with antibiotics but the leg was not improving. She was first seen and treated on 21 June 2017 with:
CC3.7 Circulation + CC9.2 Infections acute...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoChronic hypertension 02799...UK
On 27 June 2016, an extremely concerned daughter requested the practitioner to treat her 76-year-old mother for high blood pressure. The mother needed urgent intervention as her blood pressure had been consistently staying at 205/105, and she looked extremely distressed and panicky.
Her condition was first diagnosed in 2003 as mild hypertension. On an...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoItchy and blistered soles 11585...India
An 11-year-old boy had been suffering from itching sensation and blisters on the soles of his feet for the past two years. The problem started with mild itching at the end of a rainy season but then slowly aggravated. Whenever it itched, the boy would rub his feet together to calm and soothe himself. This caused the blisters to burst and turn into wounds with...(continued)
Leer Todo el CasoHeadaches, constant 03554...Guyana
On 1 November 2016, a 56-year-old woman approached the practitioner seeking relief from constant headaches. About five years prior, during a domestic quarrel, she was hit on her head with a piece of wood by her husband. As an aftermath, she had been having constant headaches and pain. The doctor said that her brain was shaken and she had been suffering from...(continued)
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