Dr Shivangi Parihar
Abstract – Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition caused by exposure to irritants or allergens. Symptoms included erythema, pruritis, edema, and vesiculation, which may lead to chronic scaling and lichenification with repeated exposure. Homeopathy offers a holistic and individualized approach to managing contact dermatitis with secondary infection by addressing both local symptoms and the patient’s constitutional state. This case – based analysis emphasizes the miasmatic background, mental disposition, and modality- specific symptoms for remedy selection. Hahnemann emphasizes that treating the underlying causes (the internal diseases) through individualized remedies is the only way to achieve lasting cure.
Keywords – Contact dermatitis, homeopathy, individualized treatment.
Introduction – Eczema is characteristic inflammatory reaction of skin characterized invariably clinically, by itching, oozing, crusting, and recurrence and histologically, by spongiosis, acanthosis, latensification and perivascular infiltrate. The term “dermatitis” and eczema are used interchangeably.
But literally, dermatitis includes all types of inflammations of skin including eczemas1 . Contact dermatitis – Contact dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin condition characterized by erythematous and pruritic skin lesions after contact with a foreign substance. It is a cutaneous inflammation on exposure to a substance. Its severity ranges from mild, short-lived condition to severe, persistent and job-threatening state.
Discussion
In this case of Irritant Contact Dermatitis, we have the itching, and dryness of psora, the pustular eruptions as of sycosis and the disorder of squamous cell (ulcers) as of the syphilitic eruption if untreated. Based on the totality of the symptoms, arsenic album is the most suited remedy. It covers the physical, emotional, and miasmatic aspects of the case.
Conclusion
Hahnemann emphasized that skin diseases are not merely local affections but external manifestations of internal, systemic disorder. Irritant Contact Dermatitis is successfully treated with Homoeopathic medicines based on case taking and individualizing the patient. Homoeopathic treatment has shown the ability to improve Irritant Contact Dermatitis internally and helped to remove the predisposition state of the Irritant Contact Dermatitis.
Dr. Shivangi Parihar (MD Scholar)
Guide – Dr. Rakesh sonkusare
Department – organon of medicine Government homeopathy medical college and hospital, Bhopal (M.P.)
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