An Experimental Study To Ascertain The Effectiveness Of Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine In Cases Of Chronic Urticaria

Chronic urticaria is common in every country globally, and affects 1% of world population of all ages, it’s prevalence has increased to 2-10 fold over last decade .Its prevalence is 4.4% in overall point, out of which 1.5% is in Asia. The mean age of onset is in their late twenties to forties. It is more common at age less than 18 yrs that is about 1.4%. Patients aged more than or equal to 65 years represent prevalence of 10-21.7%.Chronic Urticaria is more common in women up to 80%, but these gender difference is not apparent in children under 15 yrs. Chronic urticaria can occur with angioedema also. Angioedema is reported in approx 40-60% of patients with Chronic urticaria. Chronic Spontaneous urticaria leads to impairment of sleep and cognitive functions and has major impact on social interactions, work performances; daily life functions including inter-personal relationships. Among other skin disorders, Chronic Urticaria is those with highest Health Related Quality Of Life (HRQoL) impairment. Main factors responsible for physical, social, and emotional impact of Chronic Urticaria include the sudden and unpredictable appearance of wheals, angioedema and itch which is very distressing and has major impact on sleep and patients well being. Allopathic treatment for urticaria is antihistamines. But Only 50% patients with Chronic Urticaria have adequate response to antihistamines. Remission rate of Chronic urticaria in adults is 20-75% within 1 year. Resolution rate in children is also very low with studies reporting remission rates in 19% at every year. Homoeopathy focuses on treating man as a whole and not just symptoms of urticaria. It believes in individualization, and law of similia. It does not belief in treating it superficially but treats disease from its root .It offers effective treatment in acute, recurrent and chronic urticaria. As Urticaria is an expression of internal disturbance and hypersensitive reaction reflected on skin. In APH 187 -190 Dr. Hahnemann says “local disease without any external cause is due to some internal disturbance and requires internal malady for their cure.” Medicines are selected on basis of symptom similarity in each suffering individual. It when taken reduces hypersensitivity to allergen and reduces dependency on antihistamine.