A 22-years-old young male, Mr. A.A.A. (PIN: 34732) visited Life Force on 11th December 2017 with a complaint of vitiligo. The patient was suffering from vitiligo for six to seven years. At the time of consultation, a few white spots were noticed on his back, chest, knee, right ankle, & left ankle. Previously, his elbow and other body parts were also affected with it, and for that, he had taken conventional medicine. He had taken Ayurvedic and homeopathic medicine from other center but didn’t get a satisfactory result. He had a genetic history of vitiligo. Besides vitiligo, he was not suffering from any other complaint.
The patient was non-vegetarian by diet. His appetite was normal. There was no specific liking and disliking present with regards to the food. His thirst was average. His perspiration was profuse. He was a hot patient. His urine, bowel, and sleep were normal. There was no specific dream affecting him.
In his family, his maternal grandfather had vitiligo. Except for this, there was no other specific family medical history. He had suffered from hepatitis A in his past.
He was a 3rd-year mechanical engineering student. His father was a Journalist. His mother was a teacher. His sister was studying in 8th std. His grandfather was also doing the same business. His grandmother was a homemaker.
He was very confident and expressive in nature. But, he used to get irritated on small things. He was short-tempered. He was calm and cool. He didn’t take any stress. He was helping in nature.
After studying his detailed case history, he was prescribed research-based molecule for his vitiligo complaint. He was advised to follow the restricted diet for vitiligo and to do some blood tests.
After two months of medication on 10th February 2018, when the patient gave his follow-up, there was a good improvement observed in his condition. All his spots appeared dull in color. Overall, he experienced 30% improvement in his recovery from the spots.
A few months later on 14th June 2018, when he gave his feedback, his condition had improved by more than 40%. His spots on the back, chest, knee, & right ankle looked dull in color. He was satisfied with the result.
Later, on his follow-up on 18th October 2018, he informed of a good improvement in his condition. The recovery from all his spots, except for those on the left ankle, had improved by more than 75%. His left ankle spot was also showing 45% improvement in the condition. No new spots had appeared. He had followed the diet strictly.
On 13th December 2018, he visited at the center for the next follow-up. His condition was in a good state. All his spots were showing improvement in recovery. No new spots had appeared. He was happy with the treatment.
Still, he is continuing our medicine for further recovery.
Conclusion:
This case shows that if the patient follows all the instructions properly then Homeopathy can offer good results in treating an auto-immune disease like vitiligo effectively. Homeopathy is quite effective in treating vitiligo significantly and safely without any side-effects.
Written by Dr. Priyanka A, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah (MD, Hom)