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21 year old female, Mrs. U. P.
(Patient reference number 8259) reported to the clinic
for complaint of alopecia on the scalp (vertex) since a
month. It had rapidly increased to a size of about 2
inches x 2 inches within a span of 1 month. She was also
losing about 100 hair daily. She was not on any kind of
medication for the alopecia.
She had a poor appetite but her weight was average for
her height and build. She was fond of sweets, sour and
spicy foods, cold drinks and ice-creams. She would sweat
profusely all over the body but more so on the palms and
the soles. She was sensitive to cold climate in general.
She had no complaints pertaining to her menstrual
cycles. Her sleep was sound but occasionally she would
get disturbed sleep.
She was a housewife and stayed with her husband and her
in-laws. She denied having any kind of stress and had a
jovial nature. She was sensitive to being reprimanded.
She would weep when she was scolded and would get
offended very easily. Consolation would make her feel
much better when she was weeping. She would not get much
angry. She was afraid of cats and dogs. She would like
to be in the company of people and would not be able to
stay alone if required.
She did not have any major medical problems in the past.
Her mother was hypertensive and her grandfather had
ischemic heart disease. Her grandmother had died of
brain cancer. Apart from this there was no other major
medical history of the family.
Based on the above history, she was prescribed Silicea
200 for her alopecia areata. Within about 6 weeks of
starting the medication, her alopecia was about 50%
better than before. Her medicines were continued and
after another 3 months of treatment, her alopecia was
almost completely covered with new hair growth. Her
treatment was continued for another 6 weeks after which
the treatment was concluded. She was asked to report to
us in case she developed any problem in future.
This case illustrates to us that conditions like
alopecia areata also respond very well to homoeopathic
treatment and that too without the use of any kinds of
external use of oils, shampoos, etc. which are nothing
but temporary measures. |
