IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr. Swati R. Lanjewar; Dr. G.H. Kodwani; Dr. P. S. Bhende; Dr. M. A. Aurangabadkar

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A CASE STUDY ON AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF VATRAKTA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO POLY ARTHRITIS POST LEPROSY

Dr. Swati R. Lanjewar, Dr. G. H. Kodwani, Dr. P. S. Bhende, Dr. M. A. Aurangabadkar

Abstract :

A 45 year old male patient with symptoms of burning pain at ankle joint, numbness in legs, swelling and pain over inter phalangeal joint and wrist joint and difficulty during walking & seating, swollen feet with burning sensation with h/o treated leprosy 2 years back. The case is evident with classical references in our Samhitas about Vatrakta, which was treated adopting the Chikitsa Sutra of Samhitas. Leprosy may manifest in the form of Charcot’s arthropathy, acute symmetrical poly arthritis or swollen hands and feet syndrome during lepra reactions, insidious–onset chronic symmetrical poly arthritis mimicking RA or as isolated tenosynovitis or tenosynovitis associated with arthritis or neuropathy. We send back patient to previous hospital to rule out relapse of leprosy. He came to our institution for Ayurvedic Management as the previous institute declared that there is no acute lepra reaction or active infection. Due to close similarity of symptoms of patient with Vatrakta, he diagnosed with it. Vatrakta is disease caused due to vitiation of Vata and Rakta. It is classified in the main two types Uttan Vatrakta and Gambhir Vatrakta. In the above patient we treated him with Chikitsa of Vatrakta i.e. Raktapittahar Chikitsa and Vathar Chikitasa. The whole case will be discussed later in the full paper