A young boy in his teens was brought by his parents for consultation. He was of thin built, wheatish complexion, having numerous eruptions on face and limbs with characteristic pitting on the top. He had been having these eruptions for few years and though he had been under much treatment both allopathic and homoeopathic he had not improved.
His past history revealed that he was frequently subject to febrile illnesses since his childhood. Before these eruptions had appeared he had had fever for many days which was not getting all right with any of the conventional medicines. The fever was not continuous but was paroxysmal. The fever would start with chills and rigor, but the blood films had failed to show any malarial parasite.
His Generals showed: Appetite – Changeable; Thirst: Good; For Icy cold water; Cravings: None marked; Bowels: Regular; Urine: Regular; Sleep: Normal; No particular position.
He was prescribed a dose of Malaria Off 200, followed by placebo.
His eruptions soon started clearing and within a few months they all cleared. It has been a long time and there has not been any recurrence.
From the desk of: Prof. L. M. Khan, M.D. (HOM.)
HOD, Deptt. Of Organon, Homoeopathic Philosophy, Chronic Disease & Psychology,
National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata, India.