FIGHT OF PSORIASIS WITH HOMEOPATHY

Authors

  • Saroj Ranjit Sawant Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Abstract

Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin con­dition that affects two to three per cent of the population. It can appear at any age, but mostly between the ages of 11 and 60. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, belonging to a group of condi­tions where the immune system is over­active and attacks its own cells and tissues. Normally skin cells are formed at the bottom of the outer layer of our skin. The cells go through a cycle of change, moving upwards through the layers to the surface of the skin where they die and are shed within a period of three to four weeks. In psoriasis this process is speeded up and cells can go through this cycle within three to four days. This causes thickening of the skin and its characteristic scaly appearance. Psoriasis affects mainly the skin and nails, but in six per cent of cases it is accompanied by inflammation of joints, affecting mainly fingers, toes and the spine and is called psoriatic arthritis.

Key words:

Case report, skin thickening, Homoeopathy, Autoimmune disease, Lycopodium


Author Biography

  • Saroj Ranjit Sawant, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

    Associate Professor

    Homoeopathic Materia Medica Department

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2019-12-13

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Case Study Research Article