90% Recovery From Lichen Planus Found With Homeopathy At Life Force
A 40-year-old man from the Indian Army, Mr. P.K. (PIN: 30279) registered online with Life Force on 11th Nov 2016 for his complaints of Lichen Planus, because he personally could not visit us as he was working in Indian Army.
The patient had been suffering for almost a year from Lichen Planus at the time of registration. The first eruption of this skin condition had appeared on his genitals, and, later, the lesions appeared on the inner lining on both the sides of the mouth and also on the hard palate.
Initially, the itching discomfort at his private parts was more, but it gradually decreased. He was experiencing the burning sensation in his mouth that used to get aggravated after a spicy meal or after the liquor consumption.
The patient consumed liquor every day. He had stopped smoking one year back. The patient liked eating non-vegetarian and spicy food.
Prior to visiting Life Force, the patient had taken the conventional treatment, which contained the steroid-based local application.
The patient is required to work in harsh conditions, as he is stationed at any corner of the country. He also used to experience some amount of irritation when he is not answered properly by a subordinate or junior. The patient has the tendency to get tensed and anxious easily, but, he also used to calm down quickly.
After a telephonic conversation with the patient, Dr. Shah studied his case in detail and prescribed him medicines for two months.
Follow-Ups:
At the first follow-up on 15th February 2017, the patient had experienced a mild improvement in relief in all his affected areas of the body.
At the second follow-up on 20th July 2017, the patient reported improvement in his relief from lichen planus by 60%.
At the third follow-up on 18th November 2017, the patient said he is 70% better than earlier.
After the third follow-up, the patient was not much regular with his follow-ups.
At the fourth follow-up on 12th February 2018, the patient reported an 80% improvement in this recovery from lichen planus.
At the fifth follow-up on 23rd March 2018, the patient said he was doing good all this while, but there was aggravation in his condition for 15 days. The burning sensation in his mouth had increased. Also, there was a relapse of lesions in the oral cavity.
After a long gap, the patient gave a follow-up on 3rd June 2018 and said that he was 90% better, but the aggravation in his oral lesions had occurred once in 15 days.
At the seventh follow-up on 13th August 2018, he said that his condition was as it is, as it was during the last follow-up.
At the eighth follow-up on 4th November 2018, the patient said that his condition was the same as before.
At the ninth follow-up on 9th January 2019, the patient said that he is overall better by 90%.
The patient is still under the care of Life Force and is doing good.
Conclusion:
This case illustrated that, even though lichen planus was not very chronic at the time of initiation of the treatment as opposed to the other cases, it took more time to heal because the sensitive areas of the body were affected by this skin condition. Homeopathy is quite effective in treating lichen planus successfully and safely without any side-effects.
Written by Dr. Krutika, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah
90% Recovery From Lichen Planus Found With Homeopathy At Life Force
A 26-year-old engineer from Mumbai, Mr. A.M. (PIN: 30301) visited Life Force Chembur branch on 13th November 2016 for the treatment of his complaints of Lichen Planus.
The patient had been suffering from Lichen Planus from February 2016, and the disease was progressing gradually. He had developed bluish-red eruptions on his upper and lower extremities, back, hips, and trunk which had left behind hyperpigmented spots. Also, he used to experience severe itching on sweating. He had taken steroid-based treatment for his complaints for 4-6 months.
The patient was an engineer, who had worked very hard to secure a job in a good company. He came from a family with little comforts but he had been good in his studies throughout his life.
To describe the patient, he was very modest, gentle, confident, and expressive. He used to take time to make friends. He was not used to expressing his anger, as he was afraid of quarrels.
After studying his case in detail, Dr. Shah prescribed him research-based medicines for Lichen Planus for 6 weeks.
Follow-Ups:
On the first follow-up on 2nd January 2017, the patient reported that his condition was as it is, but the frequency of developing new eruptions had reduced.
On the second follow-up on 7th March 2017, the patient had experienced an increase in the symptoms due to the summer. Again, revised medicines for six weeks were prescribed by Dr. Shah to the patient.
On the third follow-up, there was no change in the condition of the patient due to the summer. His condition was as it is.
On the fourth follow-up on 5th June 2017, the patient reported that he no more had any eruptions on many parts of the body. There was a 50% improvement in his recovery from lichen planus. Only small eruptions were present on 2-3 parts of his body.
After 4 months of the treatment in October 2017, the patient reported of 75% improvement in his recovery from the condition.
In December 2017, there was 80% overall improvement in his recovery from lichen planus.
The patient was going fine for 3-4 months.
In May 2018, there was a reappearance of the eruptions on the skin of the patient due to the exam stress. (The patient was studying for some course).
When the patient gave the next follow-up in July 2018, there was again improvement of about 75% in his recovery from lichen planus. No eruptions were present on the body of the patient.
When the patient gave a follow-up in September 2018, there was a mild aggravation in his condition, as the patient had become irregular with medicines and as he had consumed alcohol.
When the patient gave a follow-up in October 2018, he showed 80% improvement in his recovery.
Later, when the patient gave a follow-up in December 2018, it was observed that only hyperpigmentation was left behind by the eruptions.
Since then, no new eruptions had appeared. Also, the hyperpigmentation had faded.
In the latest follow-up in April 2019, the patient showed a 90% improvement in his recovery from lichen planus, with mild hyperpigmentation. He had developed no new eruptions for the past 8 months.
Conclusion:
This case illustrates that cases like Lichen Planus take time to be controlled with medicines. Lichen Planus is a stubborn disease and may relapse even after 4-6 months of medication due to triggers or simply due to the nature of the disease.
One has to show patience and follow the proper diet and guidelines of moisturizing the skin as suggested by the doctors. The above case shows even though initially no improvement and the occurrence of aggravation due to the weather changes had happened, later, once the medicines have acted well, the same weather condition did not aggravate the complaints after a year of the effective homeopathic treatment.
Written by Dr. Krutika, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah