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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 1 ( January, 2024 ) > List of Articles

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Plausible role of homoeopathic intervention in the management of Tinea Faciei; A case series

SK. Samim Parvez, Sourita Das, Shuvasree Bhattacharya, Pratima Pramanik, Avirup Basu, SK Swaif Ali, Debojyoti Singha, Saptarshi Choudhury, Pritam Goswami

Keywords : Dermatophytosis, Individualized Homeopathy, Tinea faciei, Natrum muriaticum, Nux vomica

Citation Information : Samim Parvez S, Das S, Bhattacharya S, Pramanik P, Basu A, Swaif Ali S, Singha D, Choudhury S, Goswami P. Plausible role of homoeopathic intervention in the management of Tinea Faciei; A case series. Integr Med Case Rep 2024; 5 (1):18-30.

DOI: 10.38205/imcr.050118

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 15-06-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; Swami Paramhansa Swastha Siksha Evam Paryavaran Sanrakshan Samiti


Abstract

Around the globe, dermatophyte infections are an increasingly prevalent type of superficial fungal infection. Several dermatophytes have a varying global distribution, where few are confined themselves to a region in particular. The nosological name of superficial dermatophyte infection varies according the location of the body, but in particular the variant that affects skin of the face is known as tinea faciei. It is frequently clinically misdiagnosed due to its variable appearance. The lancet reported it as an epidemic of fungal infection and nowadays occurrence has been fairly common OPDs and in clinical practice. Despite of being common in occurrence dermatophytosis is still a neglected topic in medical research. Different level of evidences like caser-report, case-series and RCT has been published on dermatophytosis but till date no evidence has been reported on tinea faciei only. Apart from quality of life tinea faciei has a significant impact as it can cause cosmetic disfigurement due to it's site. Here we are reporting about five cases of tinea faciei which has been managed efficiently with the help of individualized homeopathic medicine. Natrum muriaticum and Nux vomica was commonly indicated in the cases what we have treated. In all the cases significant improvement was seen without any further complications. In three out of five cases the patient was previously treated with anti-fungal combinations without much benefit, which depicts why homeopathy should be considered in the possible integration in the treatment of such fungal diseases. Though we couldn't specify the strains because of not having proper infrastructure but that is not essential for the successful homeopathic prescription. In future more structure and well designed clinical trial is desired to understand the scope and limitations for better clinical application.

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