International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Author(s): Deepika RS, Hemapriya R, Priyanka Sree GV, Winston Vargheese V, Dhanya SS

Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) a multi-system affecting lifestyle disorder is one of the major health crises today. The disease is characterized by multiple complications which often have a tedious healing curve. The complications arising from hyperglycemia can be either micro-vascular or macro-vascular. Diabetic foot ulceration is one such complication and diabetes is known to increase the chance of foot ulceration by 11-fold, which accounts for 80% of all amputations. It is also the most common reason for hospital admission of diabetes patients. The cause for diabetic foot ulcers is multidisciplinary, and often starts with a trauma when there is a peripheral vascular disease and/or neuropathy is present. The recurrence of ulceration after treatment is another factor that makes DFU cases difficult to cure. The treatment traditionally involves the debridement of the dead tissue, use of antibiotics, foot care, and surgery if necessary. Reductions in the frequency of the development of ulcers and their recurrence can be achieved by taking a multidisciplinary approach to patient management. This is achieved by treating DFU with Homoeopathic medication along with proper wound management. Case summary: A 54-year-old male presented with a non-healing ulcer on the lateral aspect of his left foot on dorsal surface. Based on the presentation of symptoms he was treated with Lachesis mutus 0/1 initially, later when there was not much improvement, he was prescribed Arsenicum Album 0/6, along with regular cleaning and dressing with Echinacea glycerine. The ulcer showed gradual healing and recurrence did not occur after treatment.

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