Case Presentation 

                                                                                            On

                                                                                Molluscum Contagiosum

                                                                                                 By

                                                                                        Dr. Monika

                                                                                     22nd batch PGT

Department of Organon of Medicine, Chronic Diseases, Homoeopathic Philosophy and Psychology

Case Summary                                                                                                                      

Patient Mr XYZ, 29 years old male came to the NIH OPD on 02/09/2021 with the main complaint of Itchy eruptions with pain behind the left ear since 3 months, and that was spreading to cheek and neck area,

Treatment history – applied homoeopathic ointment (Thuja) but no relief

And other complaint was Pain in lower back since 3 years

                  < sitting

                  > walking

HISTORY OF PRESENTING COMPLAINT                                                                 

1. Patient first had few eruptions behind the ears since 3 months, which was itchy and having no discharge, after sometime those eruptions started spreading to neck region and cheek region.

     2) Patient was apparently well 3 years ago à he met with an accident à he was           diagnosed with disc prolapse à history of passing small sediments in urine.

          After that he started having lower back pain.

 

PAST HISTORY                                                                                                                  

   1) Accident - disc prolapse 3 years ago

   2) Hyperuricemia – 2 years ago - took allopathic medicine 

                                    now levels are normal

 

FAMILY HISTORY                                                                                                                        

 Grandmother – HTN

 

PHYSICAL GENERALS                                                                                                   

   Appetite = Decreased, but cannot tolerate hunger, prefers warm food

   Thirst = Decreased, 1L/day

   Tongue = Moist, indented, Clear

   Desire = Sweet+++, Meat 

   Aversion = Jackfruit, Brinjal

   Intolerance = N.S

   Stool = Satisfactory (sometimes unsatisfactory when sleep is disturbed) , on rising 

   Urine = Sometimes burning during urination, when not taking enough water

   Sleep = Sound (sometimes disturbed when work load is more)

   Sweat = Profuse, more on head,

   Thermal Reaction = Hot

 

MENTAL GENERALS                                                                                                      

• Irritable,
• Anger expressed by shouting

 

On Examination                                                                                                                    

- Palms and vertex warm to touch 

 

Totality of symptoms                                                                                                

• Appetite = decreased, but cannot tolerate hunger, prefers warm food
• Desire = Sweet+++, Meat
• Stool = on rising in morning
• Thermal Reaction = Hot
• M/G =Irritable
• O/E = Palms and vertex warm to touch
• Pain in lower back

                  < sitting

                  > walking

 

FINAL DIAGNOSIS                                                                                                                        

 Molluscum Contagiosum

 

PRESCRIPTION

- Brimstone 30/ 1 dose in sac lac,

- Phytum 30/ 30 doses/ AD for 60 days.

FOLLOW-UP

16/12/2021 = itching eruptions started drying up, no new eruptions appeared

                       - no change in back pain

Justification – As eruptions appeared after the back pain so according to Hering’s law of cure symptoms which appear recently will go first, so only placebo was given.

 

Preion - Brimstone 40/ 0/ 1 dose in sac lac

                         Phytum 300/ 30 doses/ od for 30 days

 

20/01/2022 = Eruptions completely dried

                     -Back pain was slightly better than before, but still persists.

Preion - Brimstone 50/ 0/ 1 dose in sac lac

                         Phytum 300/ 30 doses/ od for 30 days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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