Effectiveness of homoeopathic treatment in case of tinea corporis and tinea cruris: A constitutional approach

Abstract

Tinea, also known as dermatophytosis or ringworm is fungal infection of the skin. Ringworm infection can affect all age group and both sex which initially presents with red patches on affected were as of the skin and later spreads to other parts of the body. In tropical countries like India dermatophyte infections like Tinea corporis, Tinea cruris is common irrespective of rural or urban population. Moreover they represent a major public health problem in school age children. The present study was undertaken to understand the effectiveness of constitutional treatment in case of Tinea corporis and cruris. Tinea infection is one of the common conditions seen in hostel students of Alva's education foundation. Hence the study was conducted to assess the tinea infection and the therapeutic effect of our homoeopathic medicine. The study showed that homoeopathic constitutional medicines were effective in treating tinea cruris and tinea corporis.

Constitutional treatment in homoeopathy: a narrative review.

“…A study of constitutional approach in case of tinea corporis which was carried out in hostels of Alvas prescribed on the basis of their constitution and followed up once in 2 weeks or whenever required and assessment was done by using KOH test. All the cases were improved with no side effects [13] . A case report of a 43-year-old male who have severe pain in right loin and increased frequency of urination, ineffectual urging to urinate and severe pain at close of urination.…”

Use of single medicine & rubric in management of tinea corporis: A case report

“…Prognosis, in most cases, is good if appropriate treatment is followed, and complications are very rare too. 10,11,12 Case Report Patient Information-A 38 years old female attended outpatient department (OPD) of Dr. Girendra Pal Homoeopathic Hospital and Research Centre with the complaint of multiple lesions at various part of the body with intense itching since 2-3 years.…”