A Case Report of Individualised Homoeopathic Treatment in Molluscum Contagiosum

Abstract

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is the most frequent human disease resulting from poxvirus infection. It has a worldwide distribution. Children are usually affected. There is no specific systemic treatment for MC, but a variety of techniques for physical ablation have been used. Homoeopathic treatment offers an effective and safe treatment with painless management of the MC cases. Here, a 3.6-year-old female child presented with complaints of papular eruptions on the face for the last 1 year. She was effectively treated by individualised homoeopathic medicine Calcarea carbonica. Improvement in the case was assessed by outcome in relation to impact on daily living scale at each month for 05 months during follow-ups and possible causal attribution of the changes in the case was measured using ‘Modified Naranjo Criteria’. This case report showed positive role and efficacy of homoeopathic treatment of MC in children.

Keywords

molluscum contagiosum (MC) - individualised homoeopathy - ORIDL - Naranjo criteria - Calcarea carbonica

Declaration of Patient Consent

The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms, duly signed by the patient's father (as patient is minor). He has given their consent for her images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The parents understand that the name and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Financial Support and Sponsorship

Nil.

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Publication History

Article published online:
10 December 2021

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