My Experience with Phosphorous in Case of Skin Disease

by

Dr. Pawan S. Chandak

A female girl aged 19/f having whitish spot over forearm since 2 years. She has taken many allopathic medicines & Treatment from Skin Specialist with temporary relief. As She take medicine whitish discolored spot disappear. As soon as medicine stopped it again reappear.

Present Complaints:

Whitish discolored spot over forearm, near elbow of both side. There is no itching.

Palms & Soles are always warm i.e. Heat of palms & Soles.

Feverish feeling.

Past History:

Same complaints since 2 years.

H/O Recurrent epistaxis.

There is no history of major or critical illness.

Family History:

Mother: NAD

Father: Allergic Rhinitis

Brother: NAD

Menstrual History:

Menarche at the age of 13 years.

Menses are Regular sometime early. Menses are bright red in colour.

Painful dysmenorrhoea. Aching in extremities, low back pain, pain in abdomen during menses.

Physical Generals:

Appetite: She eat normally with good appetite.

Thirst: Excessive thirst for ice cold water.

Desire: Ice cream, Cold things, Cold drinks, Spicy food

Aversion: Not Specific food

Perspiration: Normal.

Sleep: Normal. Starts at slight noise.

Thermal Relationship: Chilly Patient

Mental History:

Sensitive to noise.

Aversion to be alone.

Desire company.

Becomes sensitive to emotions of others.

Evaluation of The Case:

-  Desire Company

- Sensitive to noise

- General - Thirst for Cold water

- Heat of palm & soles.

- Menses - Bright red Blood

- Menses - Early.

- Menses - Painful - Dysmenorrhoea.

- Recurrent Epistaxis.

Rubrics Covered by Medicine Phosphorous are:

- NOSE - EPISTAXIS
- STOMACH - THIRST - unquenchable
- FEMALE GENITALIA/SEX - MENSES - bright red
- EXTREMITIES - HEAT - Hand - palm
- EXTREMITIES - HEAT - Foot - sole
- MIND - COMPANY - desire for
- MIND - COMPANY - desire for - alone agg.; when
- MIND - SENSITIVE - noise, to - slightest noise; to the
 

First Prescription:

24/09/2007

Rx

Phosphorous 30 single dose

Follow up:

12/10/2007

No Change

Rx

Placebo

27/10/2007

whitish spot decreasing.

Rx

Phosphorous 200

single dose

13/11/2007

Improvement

Rx

Placebo.

27/11/2007

On the basis of Dysmenorrhoea with abdominal pain, aching in extrimities, feverish feeling, hot palms & Soles.

Rx

Phosphorous 1 M

Single dose

05/12/2007

As She is having past history of epistaxis, she complaining of bleeding from nose < night, sleep during since 3 days.

Rx

Pulsatilla 200

3 doses early morning was given.

22/12/2007

No Epistaxis. Whitish spot disappeared completely. Improvement in general weakness & feeling fresh.

Rx

Placebo continued.

Before Treatment: 24/09/2007

During Treatment: 27/10/2007

After Treatment: 22/12/2007