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Lobar Pneumonia treated successfully with Homoeopathy
Patients Initial: A S
Age: 02 months
Sex: Male
Date of Case taking: 5th Oct’08
Treating Physician: Dr. Nilesh J Shah M D (Hom) Bhakti Homoeopathy Dispensary, Pune – 37.
Probable Clinical Diagnosis: Lobar Pneumonia clinically diagnosed with High grade fever, cough, Chest auscultation findings of coarse crepitation in right mid zone.
O D P: Patients mother called up at 6:00 p.m. saying that doctor Abdullah is admitted for past four days and his fever is not coming down yet. Further mother said that he is very restless for past four days is continuously crying and is not pacified by any thing or in any way. He has not slept for past four days nor any one of us have slept. Please doctor if you can come and see him in the hospital.
This is all what the mother had narrated and I assured her that I will come after my clinic hours. I had repertorised before going to the hospital and had taken the medicine.
On approaching hospital I saw that the child was sedated as he was restless, and he had fever.
Presently on visiting he c’s /o
Location Sensation Modality Concomitant
Lung, Right side Pneumonia Crying continously not knowing for what nil
Not relieved by any act
Past history: Recurrent history of cold coryza since birth

References:
Repertory: Synthesis
Complete
Materia Medica: Clarke’s Dictionary
Close coming remedies:
1. Cina
2. Ars A
Final Prescription: Chamomilla

Potency: Cham 200 single dose on 5th Oct’08
S L 4 pills TDS
Patient was having good susceptibility and the disease was of Acute nature.
Remedy Repetition: Single dose was prescribed
Follow up next day
Follow up Analysis
6th Oct’08 Mother called at 8:00 a.m. saying doctor thank you very much we all could sleep yesterday. That is all what was required. She said that there was no fever since night and had peaceful sleep. And asked what next to do, we kept him on SL
7th Oct’08 She again called and said doctor since yesterday he is passing green stools, I asked her whether he was at ease or not, she said he is at ease and again I advised her to continue with SL pills
8th Oct’08 Patients grand mother came to my clinic and said that in hospital

Learning from the experience of this case
1. Acute cases also need to be worked with prime importance paid to the altered state of Mind.
2. Do not get baffled when particulars are not found in Materia Medica
4. Homoeopathy works FASTEST confirming Aphorism 1 & 2.


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