Vitiligo

Skin :: Skin as a living coloring book

The pigment melanin, which is responsible for skin and hair color in mammals, is produced in specialized cells called melanocytes and then distributed to other cells. But not every cell in the complex layers of skin becomes pigmented. The question of how melanin is delivered to appropriate locations may have been answered by a study from researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cutaneous Biology Research Center (CBRC).

Mental stress increases white patches of vitiligo & leucoderma

In a recent concluded Free Camp on Leucoderma / Vitiligo ( White patches) at OVIHAMS ( Sh. Om Vidya Institute of Homoeopathy & Allied Medical Sciences) RL-1, Ganga Ram Vatika, Tilak Nagar on 7th of May for 3 Hrs. it was observed that Homoeopathy has a near cure for Leucoderma patients, as it has been seen in the number of patients who have been benefited with homoeo treatment.

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Skin Leucoderma – Vitiligo – Natrum Muriaticum

Vitiligo is  condition of the skin in which destruction of melanocytes in small or large circumscribed areas results in patches of depigmentation, often having a hyperpigmented border, and often enlarging slowly. This is clinical study about efficacy Of homoeopathic drugs in cases of leucoderma.

CASE – 4: A – 5635:

A ten years old boy was having depigmented spots on face since 2 years. The case was repertorised. Symptoms considered for s_election of remedy were desire for salty things, tendency to get angry and violent, quarrelsome nature with tendency to get offended easily, aggravation from consolation, aversion to company, anxious dreams and thirst for large quantity of water. Natrum muriaticum was s_elected. After 4 months of treatment ninety nine percent improvement was observed.

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