Abstract

An allergic reaction arises when the immune system responds to a harmful substance. Symptoms of drug allergy can range from mild to severe and may include skin rashes, itching on hands, inner elbows, neck, feet and around the eyes, fever, swelling in the mouth and throat. In the current scenario of human health, there is a high prevalence of allergic reaction due to increasing use of unnatural sources in Food, Medicine and other substances used in routine life. In this case report a 62 year old male patient presented in Shalya Tantra outdoor patient department with complaints of multiple ulcers in bilateral leg since one year, accompanied by severe burning sensation in bilateral leg since six months. In the presentation of allergic ulcer patient had history of trauma on medial malleolus of right foot before four years and ulcer was developed at right medial malleolus. The patient also had a previous allergic reaction to debridement (debridace) ointment. This patient was managed with Vrana Prakshalan using Panchavalkala Kwatha, followed by the local application of Yashtimadhu Ghrita twice daily. Additionally, Avipattikar Churna (5g) mixed with Sootashekhar Rasa (125mg) was administered twice daily after meals with normal water for 21 days. Within 10 days of treatment, the burning sensation subsided, and bandaging with Yashtimadhu Ghrita was initiated. By the second week of treatment, signs of ulcer healing began to appear, and complete ulcer healing was achieved in six weeks. Generally inflammatory condition is seen in allergic reactions, but in this case, ulcers developed due to allergy. This single case report shows that Yashtimadhu Ghrita and adjuvant Ayurvedic medicines have properties to treat post allergic ulcer.

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