Dermatology CasesDermatology Cases
Treated with homoeopathyTreated with homoeopathy
PrinciplesPrinciples
A system of medicine based on the A system of medicine based on the principle of “like cures like” -similia principle of “like cures like” -similia similibus curentursimilibus curentur
Uses the smallest dose possible to Uses the smallest dose possible to produce a responseproduce a response
Health = easeHealth = easeIllness = diseaseIllness = disease
Homoeopathy works with the body’s Homoeopathy works with the body’s response to illnessresponse to illness
Disease due to bacterial, viral invasion, Disease due to bacterial, viral invasion, inflammation, autoimmune, inflammation, autoimmune, degenerationdegeneration
Symptoms – body’s attempt to attack Symptoms – body’s attempt to attack the disease processthe disease process
Homoeo – detailed history to match with Homoeo – detailed history to match with appropriate remedy appropriate remedy
IsopathyIsopathy
Allergens – House dust, house dust Allergens – House dust, house dust mite, grass, pollen, oil seed rapemite, grass, pollen, oil seed rape
Cats, dogs, cattle, guinea pigsCats, dogs, cattle, guinea pigs Nosodes Nosodes
– Staphylococcin, StreptococcinStaphylococcin, Streptococcin
8 year old boy8 year old boy
Eczema for many years Eczema for many years Allergies - guinea pig, dog, dust, strawAllergies - guinea pig, dog, dust, straw eczema worse on uncovered areas, eczema worse on uncovered areas, < knees to ankles - has to wear short < knees to ankles - has to wear short
trouserstrousers scratches scratches bleeding, > cool bleeding, > cool pain in head when runningpain in head when running Strong FH of Atopy – uncle, Strong FH of Atopy – uncle,
grandmother, fathergrandmother, father
Conventional treatmentConventional treatment
Referred to dermatology clinic in 1997Referred to dermatology clinic in 1997 Mild to moderate eczema, patches on wrists, Mild to moderate eczema, patches on wrists,
flexures, neck – trunk clear but dry skinflexures, neck – trunk clear but dry skin Fucibet, Trimovate, Dermol, Fucibet, Trimovate, Dermol, Acute admssion for asthma in 1995 and Acute admssion for asthma in 1995 and
19971997 Dermatology referral again in 2003Dermatology referral again in 2003 RAST – animal fur, strawberry, hay/straw, RAST – animal fur, strawberry, hay/straw,
wool, high IgE to house dust mitewool, high IgE to house dust mite
Conventional medication at Conventional medication at first homoeopathic first homoeopathic
consultationconsultation
DiprobaseDiprobase OilatumOilatum FucibetFucibet EloconElocon PulmicortPulmicort BricanylBricanyl
Homoeopathic historyHomoeopathic history
V. itchy at nightV. itchy at night sticks feet out of sticks feet out of
bedbed anxious about anxious about
school, school, noisy if angrynoisy if angry likes affectionlikes affection sociable, lots of sociable, lots of
friendsfriends
Fears - sharks, Fears - sharks, snakessnakes
likes performinglikes performing prefers routineprefers routine desires - salt, desires - salt,
spicy, sweetspicy, sweet
PrescriptionPrescription
Sulphur 30C one day per monthSulphur 30C one day per month House dust/ house dust mite 30C - House dust/ house dust mite 30C -
one day per monthone day per month Graphites cream – often relieves Graphites cream – often relieves
itching and has healing properties. itching and has healing properties. Enables reduction in use of steroid Enables reduction in use of steroid creamscreams
SulphurSulphur UntidyUntidy Very hungry partic Very hungry partic
at 11 a.m.at 11 a.m. Eat anything, Eat anything,
craves fatcraves fat Dislike heat, Dislike heat,
washing,washing, put feet out of bedput feet out of bed Red orificesRed orifices
Dirty-lookingDirty-looking Active but dislike Active but dislike
standingstanding Skin dry, burning Skin dry, burning
eruptions > eruptions > scratching scratching
Offensive Offensive eruptions, eruptions, pimples, boilspimples, boils
Fear - snakesFear - snakes
Next visitNext visit
possibly more good days than bad possibly more good days than bad with skinwith skin
pain in head ++pain in head ++ gave Manganum 6C t.I.d., Graphites gave Manganum 6C t.I.d., Graphites
cream, continue with HD/HDM cream, continue with HD/HDM Manganum – eruptions around joints, Manganum – eruptions around joints,
itching > scratching, chronic eczemaitching > scratching, chronic eczema Bryonia for headachesBryonia for headaches
Next visitNext visit
Seen 6 months later as cancelled Seen 6 months later as cancelled previous apptprevious appt
skin much better, arms clear, some skin much better, arms clear, some slight patches behind kneesslight patches behind knees
stopped Manganum but takes when skin stopped Manganum but takes when skin flares up and >flares up and >
headaches much betterheadaches much better dog hair, guinea pig, mixed grass/pollendog hair, guinea pig, mixed grass/pollen
11 year old girl11 year old girl
Eczema since birthEczema since birth Breast-fedBreast-fed Tried avoiding dairy Tried avoiding dairy
products – no effectproducts – no effect < summer, < summer,
swimmingswimming FH of atopy – FH of atopy –
sister,father, auntsister,father, aunt
Hayfever < Hayfever < horseshorses
2 cats at home – 2 cats at home – make her sneezemake her sneeze
DiprobaseDiprobase Occasional Occasional
BetnovateBetnovate
Homoeopathic historyHomoeopathic history
Scratches Scratches → bleeding→ bleeding Itching < heatItching < heat Stormy relationships with friends Stormy relationships with friends
but has lotsbut has lots Loves performing – sings in publicLoves performing – sings in public Fears spiders, dark, aloneFears spiders, dark, alone Creative, sporty, Creative, sporty,
Homoeopathic treatmentHomoeopathic treatment
Phosphorus 1M – 1 day per monthPhosphorus 1M – 1 day per month Graphites 6C tablets, 1 tab t.i.d. Graphites 6C tablets, 1 tab t.i.d.
and Graphites creamand Graphites cream Chlorum 30C, 1 tab before and Chlorum 30C, 1 tab before and
after swimmingafter swimming
Next appointmentNext appointment
Skin much better – no patches of Skin much better – no patches of eczema and itching disappearedeczema and itching disappeared
Advised to reduce GraphitesAdvised to reduce Graphites Mentioned that she is reacting to horses Mentioned that she is reacting to horses
and hayfever has startedand hayfever has started Given Horse tabs 30C to take before Given Horse tabs 30C to take before
and after contactand after contact And Mixed grass/pollen/oilseed rape And Mixed grass/pollen/oilseed rape
tabs 30C 1Tab t.i.d. on 1 day per weektabs 30C 1Tab t.i.d. on 1 day per week
4 months later4 months later
Improvement continuedImprovement continued No hayfever symptomsNo hayfever symptoms Occasional flare-ups of eczema but Occasional flare-ups of eczema but
less than previouslyless than previously
PhosphorusPhosphorus
Attractive children Attractive children and personalitiesand personalities
Maintain eye Maintain eye contactcontact
Anxious to pleaseAnxious to please Dramatic, love Dramatic, love
performingperforming Fear - dark, Fear - dark,
thunder, alonethunder, alone
Burning in skin, Burning in skin, cracks at jointscracks at joints
ChillyChilly Burning painsBurning pains Pale complexionPale complexion Red hairRed hair
79 year old man79 year old man
Eczematous rash on both handsEczematous rash on both hands Discoid eczema on arms and lower Discoid eczema on arms and lower
legslegs Started 3 years before, after going Started 3 years before, after going
on to Ramiprilon to Ramipril Allergies – nickel, alcohol based Allergies – nickel, alcohol based
solutionssolutions Hands – v. itchy, sore, cracked, Hands – v. itchy, sore, cracked,
weepingweeping
Previous treatmentPrevious treatment
Seen by dermatologistSeen by dermatologist Patch testing – NADPatch testing – NAD Given Fucibet, Elconton, Given Fucibet, Elconton,
Dermocream and dermal soapDermocream and dermal soap No improvementNo improvement
Homoeopathic historyHomoeopathic history
Fairly easy-going, generous – Fairly easy-going, generous – wants to make people happywants to make people happy
Was a perfectionist at workWas a perfectionist at work Dislikes heatDislikes heat Weepy at happy and sad events, Weepy at happy and sad events,
anxious about his familyanxious about his family Desires sweet foodsDesires sweet foods
Homoeopathic Homoeopathic prescriptionprescription
Lycopodium 1M - 1 tab t.i.d. on 1 Lycopodium 1M - 1 tab t.i.d. on 1 day per monthday per month
Graphites tabs 6C – 1 tab t.I.d. Graphites tabs 6C – 1 tab t.I.d. until improvementuntil improvement
Graphites cream.Graphites cream.
4 months later4 months later
Improvement ++Improvement ++ Patches on limbs much less but not Patches on limbs much less but not
completely disappearedcompletely disappeared Hands – itching > cracks and weeping >Hands – itching > cracks and weeping > Cream very soothingCream very soothing Itching not completely disappeared so Itching not completely disappeared so
Graphites stopped and Sulphur given Graphites stopped and Sulphur given instead.instead.
Another 4 monthsAnother 4 months
Did not feel that Sulphur v. effective Did not feel that Sulphur v. effective so has gone back to Graphitesso has gone back to Graphites
Itching much >Itching much > Skin of hands, legs and abdomen Skin of hands, legs and abdomen
virtually clearvirtually clear Advised to reduce Graphites tabs with Advised to reduce Graphites tabs with
a view to stopping it completelya view to stopping it completely
GraphitesGraphites
affects ears, skin affects ears, skin and nailsand nails
Itchy eruptions with Itchy eruptions with oozingoozing
Eczema on head, Eczema on head, crusts matting the crusts matting the hairhair
Eczema in flexures, Eczema in flexures, groins, neck, behind groins, neck, behind earsears
Thick, dry skinThick, dry skin Nails – thick, Nails – thick,
deformed, brittledeformed, brittle Tendency to Tendency to
constipation, constipation, obesity, obesity, indecisionindecision
Children – Children – impudent, laugh impudent, laugh at reprimandsat reprimands
Benefits of homoeopathic Benefits of homoeopathic treatmenttreatment
Safe to take for any age groupSafe to take for any age group Cost effectiveCost effective Looking at the patient as a wholeLooking at the patient as a whole Patient satisfactionPatient satisfaction Practitioner fullfilmentPractitioner fullfilment
Closing thoughtClosing thought
Useful option to consider in the Useful option to consider in the treatment of any patient for any treatment of any patient for any symptom picture symptom picture