Abstract

APPROACH TOWARDS MANAGEMENT OF KITIBHA KUSHTA (GUTTATE PSORIASIS) BY AYURVEDIC REGIMEN- A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Dr. Divya Sanjay Kumar Gupta*, Dr. T. Y. Swami, Dr. Anil B. Kale and Dr. Shubham Dethe

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Abstract

Guttate psoriasis, also known as eruptive psoriasis is a type of psoriasis characterized by crops of small, oval or round erythematous scaly papules of size approximately 0.5 to 1.5 cm in diameter over the face, upper trunk and proximal portion of limbs. It is typically found in childrens and adolescents. According to clinical features, in Ayurveda it can be correlated with kitibha kushtha. In medical sciences commonly used treatment modalities includes topical therapy, UVB phototherapy, topical tar, biological response modifiers, but these modalities have their own side effects. So, here in this case by giving an Ayurvedic regimen i.e.deepana -pachan, shodhana and shamana chikitsa, we have successfully treated the case of kitibha kushtha. It is a single case study, A 14 years female patient came to Balarog OPD with chief complaint of multiple small red lesions over the chest and back region along with itching over them since 6 months. The patient was treated with Ayurvedic regimen i.e. deepana -pachan, shodhana and shamana chikitsa. Patient got 90% relief in chief complaints and also in associated complaints, also there was improvement in lifestyle of the patient. After deepana -pachan, shodhana and shamana chikitsa, patient got satisfactory relief in symptoms of disease.

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