2018, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp 75 – 82

Could Homeopathy Become An Alternative Therapy In Dengue Fever? An example Of 10 Case Studies

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Correspondence to:Seema Mahesh Centre for Classical Homeopathy#10, 6th Cross, Chandra Layout, Vijayanagar, Bangalore 560040, Karnataka, India Phone: +91 9449084747, E-mail: bhatseema@hotmail.com

Abstract

Background:Dengue fever is one of the most rampant epidemics in India of late and any therapy that may help limit the sickness and hospital admissions is worth considering. In India complementary and alternative medicine physicians are medically trained and hence have a role to play in delivery of public health.

Case Series:We present a retrospective case series of 10 Indian patients who were diagnosed with dengue fever and treated exclusively with homeopathic remedies at Bangalore, India.

This case series demonstrates with evidence of laboratory reports that even when the platelets dropped considerably there was good result without resorting to any other means.

Conclusions:A need for further, larger studies is indicated by this evidence, to precisely define the role of homeopathy in treating dengue fever. This study also emphasises the importance of individualised treatment during an epidemic for favourable results with homeopathy.

Abbreviations:DF: dengue fever, NS1: non-structural protein 1 antigen, IgG: immunoglobulin G, IgM: immunoglobulin M, +ve: positive, -ve: negative, WBC: white blood cells, RBC: red blood cells, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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Article Publishing Date (print): Jan-Mar 2018
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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