Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC NON HEALING ULCERS USING AYURVEDIC PRINCIPLE- A CASE STUDY

*Dr. Saiful Islam Bhuyan, Dr. Hemen Kalita and Dr. Chandrama Kalita

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Abstract

Chronic non healing ulcers are defined as spontaneous or traumatic lesions typically in lower extremities that are unresponsive to initial therapy or that persists despite of appropriate care and do not proceed towards healing in defined time period with an underlying etiology that may be related to systemic disease in local disorders. A male patient of 45 years was brought to our hospital covering his both feet with the chief complaint of multiple ulcers of varying size with blackish discoloration around the ulcers on both lower limbs. The large sized ulcer measuring about (2.2 ×1.8) cm2 over anterior aspect of both the foot just above the metatarsal joints. He has complain of mild pain, itching at the ulcers side, slight heaviness and difficulty in walking, weight loss and general weakness for the last 2 years. After a detailed clinical study and laboratory parameter he was diagnosed as a case of chronic non healing ulcers of atherosclerotic calcification and venous perforates origin and the same was co-related with Ayurvedic parameter. He was treated by internal and external medicine as per Ayurvedic Principle. After treating the case, ulcers were healed and the overall health was boosted after 2 months.

Keywords: Chronic non healing ulcers, atherosclerotic calcification, venous perforates, Sodhan Chikitsa, Saman Chikitsa.