Saudi Journal of Medicine (SJM)
Volume-9 | Issue-08 | 305-308
Review Article
Dermatomyositis & Homoeopathy
Dr. Tridibesh Tripathy, Shankar Das, Rakesh Dwivedi, Chaturbhuja Nayak, Niranjan Mohanty, L. K. Nanda, B. C. Sahoo, D. P. Singh, Dr. Umakant Prusty, Dr. Pramod Bihari Pradhan, Dr. Jeevan Krushna Pattanaik, Dr. S. N. Pandey, Ms. Sanskriti Tripathy, Mrs. Anjali Tripathy, Mr. Sovesh Chandra Tripathy, Mr. Ranvijay Singh
Published : Aug. 9, 2024
Abstract
In the month of February 2024, India lost a budding actor in the name of Suhani Bhatnagar who was a part of the popular movie ‘Dangal’. She was only 19 years of age. Unfortunately, she had ‘Dermatomyositis’, a rare inflammatory disease. She was treated with steroids but in vain. It is here that the article focuses on the use of homoeopathy of AYUSH in this rare disease. Homoeopathy has already proved its efficacy during the COVID 19 pandemic where it subdued the inflammation in the body. Thereafter, the disease could not progress to the lungs. Applying the concept of anti inflammatory approach, homoeopathy can deal with the issue of ‘Dermatomyositis’. It is to be noted that along with the homoeopathic medicines, all other supportive therapies like fluid management, temperature management & blood circulation management. At the end of the article, a homoeopathic protocol is mentioned that can be used in this rare disease.