Case Reports-Psoriasis.doc
A shy, cerebral five-year old girl presented with a long-standing history of
psoriasis and constipation with encopresis. On examination, she was covered
from head to foot with the characteristic psoriatic patches. She was
prescribed Aquilinum comp., Hepatodoron and Quartz DIG in the morning,
ASrgentum D6 in the evening, and Calendula Stibium cream. The mother
was instructed to bathe the patient twice weekly in water with olive oil, milk
and Plumbum D30 (1 amp). On follow-up one month later, the skin on the
sun-exposed areas was much improved, and the truncal lesions were
resolving. After four months of treatment, the skin was completely clear
except for a few, small patches on the scalp. A diagnosis of megacolon was
found underlying the constipation. The encopresis has cleared up using
adjuvant conventional therapies, and the constipation is slowly improving to
the point where she has a bowel movement every four days instead of every
two to three weeks. The child is more outgoing and has brightened
considerably since her skin has cleared.