ASSOCIATION OF DOOSHIVISHA IN KITIBHA KUSHTA (LICHEN PLANUS): A PREVALENCE STUDY

Abstract

Dooshivisha is the poison that vitiates the Dhatus (tissues) frequently when exposed to particular place, time, food and day sleep. This poison stays in the hidden form & is quiet difficult to distinguish, as the symptoms produced by it will be similar to any other systemic dis order . Kitibha Kushta is one among those diseases produced by Dooshivisha. In Kerala Kitibha Kushta is generally c ompared with Lichen planus because of its similar features. A first basic study on Dooshivisha was selected to observe the prevalence of history of Dooshivisha in Kitibha Kushta among 100 subjects during March 2006 - February 2007. A semi - structured question naire was prepared & personal interview was done to observe whether there was any exposure to jangama (animal), sthavara (plant and metals) and kritrima (artificial) poison. Among them 11 subjects were exposed to jangama visha, all 100 to kritrimavisha and none were exposed to sthavaravisha. Chi square test was done to check the association between Dooshivisha & Kitibha Kushta. On referring Chi square table, as one degree freedom, the value of Chi Square under probability 0.05 was 3.84.The cal culated Chi sq uare value was 5.87 which are higher than the tabled value. Study was concluded that there is significant association between Doos hivisha & Kitibha Kushta.