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AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SCALP PSORIASIS: A CASE STUDY

*Dr. Shubham Bhagwan Jugnake, Dr. Nagnath S. Gangasagre, Dr. Mansi Dinesh Gadkari, Dr. Aishwarya Narayan Bhor and Dr. Reshma C. R.

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Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic, non-communicable autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized patches to complete body coverage. It affect both physical and mental health of the patient as it interrupt daily lifestyle. Scalp psoriasis is one of the major occurring one. it show red, patchy, dry white scaly appearance over the head. This also affect loss of hair in individual. There is no specific treatment for psoriasis. As it has symptomatic relief from modern medicine for long term use, but it has its own side effect and there may be reappearance of that. Ayurveda has mentioned disease like symptoms of psoriasis known as kitibhkushtha type of kshudrakushta. A 60 year Male patient was taken under study. Patient was given abhyantar (internal) and bhahya (external) chikitsa. He got relief from the ayurvedic treatment and he is much satisfied from treatment. PASI (Psoriasis area severity index) score was taken for assessment parameter of improvement.Before treatment the PASI score was 7.2. At the end of the treatment after 21 dasy PASI score was 0.1.

Keywords: Psoriasis, Scalp, Kitibhkushtha, Ayurvedic Treatment.