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2014

Leprosy

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Therapeutic Effect Of Mercurius Solubilis On Immune Status Of A Borderline Leprosy Case, Dhruba Chakraborty, Amit Dinda, Utpal Sengupta, Pradeep Das, Tuhin Chakraborty, Jogneshwar Sengupta Jun 2014

Therapeutic Effect Of Mercurius Solubilis On Immune Status Of A Borderline Leprosy Case, Dhruba Chakraborty, Amit Dinda, Utpal Sengupta, Pradeep Das, Tuhin Chakraborty, Jogneshwar Sengupta

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

A Borderline Lepromatous (BL) leprosy case was treated with Mercurius solubilis, a homoeopathic medicine for two years. The clinical, immunological and histological assessment of the patient before and after treatment was recorded. The patient showed appreciable improvement in clinical signs and symptoms. Lesions on the skin almost disappeared; no swelling of hand and feet was noted along with disappearance of infiltration on eye brows. Nodular lesions on both the ear lobes diminished remarkably. Regain of sensation to touch, pain and pressure were noted and their test responses were normal. Slit skin smears were negative from all sites with 0 Bacteriological …