Alopecia Areata cured with Individualized Homoeopathy Medicine – An Evidence based Homoeopathy Case Report
Abstract
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease affecting genetically susceptible people characterized by loss of hair in sharply defined areas of skin. Alopecia areata affects all ages people and affects 1 to 2% of the human population. Alopecia areata is still a puzzle to many dermatologists due to its unpredictable response to medications like the recurrence of complaints, variation in clinical presentations like alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, ophiasis. A 15 years old boy presented with clinically diagnosed Alopecia areata condition at OPD, Govt Homoeo Dispensary, Panjal, Kerala. The patient was treated with individualized homeopathic medicine for 1 year. There was a complete cure of Alopecia areata without any side effects and recurrence of lesions. Individualized homeopathic medicine selection after considering totality of symptoms proves worth. This case report supports the positive role of homoeopathy in treating alopecia areata.
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