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Homoeopathy Journal Vol–3 & Issue-1, 15 March 2023, Published at https://www.knowhomoeopathyjournal.com/2023/03/volume-3-issue-1.html,
Pages: 33 to 35 , Title: Hand, foot and mouth disease in children and their
homoeopathic medicines – A review article, Authored By: Dr. Deeksha Garg (BHMS,
M.D.(Organon of Medicine) MBA (Hospital Administration), Assistant Professor
Dept. of Surgery HMC& H, Chandigarh.) & Dr. Ishita Ganjoo (BHMS,
M.D.(Practice of Medicine), Gold Medalist, Ph.D. Scholar, MBA (Hospital
Administration), Associate Professor Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology HMC
& H, Chandigarh)
ARTICLE
Title: Hand, foot and mouth disease in children and their homoeopathic medicines – A review article
Authored By: Dr. Deeksha Garg[1] & Co-Authored By: Dr. Ishita Ganjoo[2]
[1]BHMS, M.D.(Organon of Medicine) MBA
(Hospital Administration), Assistant Professor Dept. of Surgery HMC& H,
Chandigarh
[2]BHMS, M.D.(Practice of Medicine), Gold
Medalist, Ph.D. Scholar, MBA (Hospital Administration), Associate Professor Dept.
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology HMC & H, Chandigarh
Received: 18/11/2022 Accepted: 23/12/2022 Published: 15/03/2023
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ABSTRACT
Coxsackie virus is a type of enterovirus
which is highly infective for the children and can also affect the adults
occasionally. It is highly contagious which is spread by saliva, respiratory
droplets, fluid and faeces of a person. This virus leads to a systemic
infection called hand, foot and mouth disease. It is not a serious illness but
spread very quickly among the children below 5 years of age.
Keywords: Coxsackie
virus, Enterovirus, Contagious, Vesicular
INTRODUCTION
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease is a viral infection caused by Coxsackie A16 (enterovirus genus). This virus can affect people of any age group often less than 5 years of age.Virus spreads through discharges of nose and throat, stool of infected person and through infected blisters. Disease is most contagious in first week.[1]
This is presented as vesicular eruptions involving hand, foot and mouth caused by A5, A10 or A16. There are ulcers in mouth, rash, blister on palm and soles, fever, sore throat, loss of appetite, feeling unwell.Vaccination is not practicable as there are several stereotypes.[2]
This disease has an incubation period of 10 days, followed by mild fever and lymph nodes enlargement. After 2 or 3 days of fever, developments of lesions occur on the surface of hand and feet with blisters in the mouth.[3] It is a self limiting disease condition but there is need of medical intervention because of painful lesions.
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease can be prevented by washing hands properly, stop touching eyes and picking nose frequently, avoid the contact of infected person.
Diagnosis of this disease is made on the basis of examination of patient and eruptions. Rarely, sample front he throat or stool is taken for laboratory testing.
There is no particular treatment for this disease condition but there are different homoeopathic medicines which will give symptomatic relief to the patient. Patient should be given lot of water to drink to avoid dehydration.
RELEVANT RUBRICS IN REPERTORY
Fever; eruptions with vesicles, small, round, upon reddened mucus membrane of mouth, soon open and form flat ulcer, with red edges and white or yellowish base – Merc sol.[5]
MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS[4]
·
Eruptions
around the mouth with vesicles
·
Inflamed
mucous membrane with small and round vesicles
·
Ulcer
– flat, red edges, white or yellow base
·
Fever
with marked debility
·
Excess
sweating during fever which does not give relief
·
Vesicular
and pustular eruptions
· Ulcers has undermined edges and irregular margins
APIS MELLIFICA[4]
·
Acts
on cellular tissue causing oedema of skin and mucous membrane
·
Scalding
in mouth and throat
·
Tongue
fiery, red, swollen, sore and raw with vesicles
·
Fever
with afternoon chills, with thirst; worse on motion and heat
·
Feet
swollen and stiff
·
Hands
are numb with eruptions
· Rash appear after the stage of perspiration.
NATRUM MURATICUM[4]
·
Vesicles
and burning sensation on tongue
·
Deep
crack in the middle of lower lip
·
Large
vesicle around the mouth with swelling and burning sensation
·
Chills
comes in between 9 to 11 am
·
Blisters
appear with fever
· Fever with great thirst
RHUS TOXICODENDRON[4]
·
Soreness
of mouth as well as gums
·
Blisters
appear around the mouth and chin with fever
·
Well
indicated remedy in affection of skin and mucous membrane
·
Tongue
coated, cracked and inflamed
·
Throat
swollen with lymph node enlargement
·
Fever
with restlessness all over the body
· Eruptions appear during the stage of heat
ARSENIC ALBUM[4]
·
Fever
with periodicity
·
Infection
in blood with fever
·
Patient
is restless physically as well as mentally
·
Great
debility with fever
·
Mouth
ulceration with burning sensation
· Patient is thirsty but can drink little at a time
PULSATILLA[4]
·
Fever
with dryness of mouth
·
No
desire to drink water
·
Lower
lip cracked in the centre
·
Feet
are inflamed and red
·
Burning
sensation all over at night
· Patient feels better in open air
ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM4
·
Dryness
of lips with cracks in the corner of the mouth
·
Fever
with chill and does not relieved even in warm room
·
Vesicles
and pustules are very common on extremities
· Patient is better in open air and rest
CONCLUSION
Homoeopathy is highly effective to manage the cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. With homoeopathic medicine the different complaints of sore throat, blisters, skin rash, etc in this disease can be easily managed. A homoeopathic cure is based on principle from centre to circumference and this system never recommends the suppression of diseases but encourage expulsion through administration of homoeopathic remedies.
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