Abstract

A CASE STUDY ON VARICOSE ULCER – A CASE REPORT

Vijay Kumar*, Shrimant G. Chavan and Shashi Prabha

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Abstract

Varicose veins are the Penalty of verticality against gravity. Varicose veins is a disease in which veins are dilated tortuous elongated, Swollen, seen bulging and protruding over the surface of skin. Varicose veins are different in colours from person to person. It may be blue, red, greenish blue or of the colour of flesh. The common symptoms of Varicose Veins are itching, pain in calf and leg, ankle swelling and complications like Eczema, Superficial thrombophlebitis and Ulceration. These Ulcers are usually non tender but may be associated with pruritis. Other typical finding include increased lower extremity oedema and hyperpigmentation in the adjacent skin resulting from increased hemosiderin deposition.[1] Treatment of Varicose Ulcer is a different task to the Physician and a nightmare to the suffering Patients, though a good number of treatment principles have been mentioned and practiced in allied Sciences. In Ayurveda Venous ulcer can be correlated with Sirajanya Dushta Vrana. It can be managed with the specific Shodhana therapy called as Raktamokshana i.e. Jalaukaavcharana (Leech Therapy). It was observed that results achieved are effective and stable during follow up period.

Keywords: Dushta Vrana, Jalaukaavcharana, Raktamokshana.