Homoeopathic Medicine For Pulmonary Tuberculosis
This is a disease of lung, pleural, mediastinal lymph nodes caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Predisposing factor
Age- All ages, less than 3 years(highly susceptible)
Associated disease-
Chronic malnutrition
Diabetes
HIV
Economic condition-
Common poor community
Poor sanitation
Overcrowding
Genetic factor
Occupation disease-
Silicosis
Causative agent
Myo tuberculosis
M. Bovis
Addiction
Tobacco
Alcohol
Types of pulmonary tuberculosis
Primary pulmonary tuberculosis
Post primary tuberculosis
Primary pulmonary tuberculosis
Without previous history of tuberculosis.
Clinical features
Incubation period 4-8week
1.Asymptimatic type
Commonest type
Positive montoux test
2.Febrile type
(100-103f)lasting for 1-3 week
3.Allergic type
Keratitis
Conjunctivitis
Allergic bronchospasm
4.Progressive
Tuberculous pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia
Pleurisy
Pleural effusion
Miliary tuberculosis
Post primary tuberculosis
Meningitis
Pericarditis
5.Infection
Primary complex
Influenza like illness
Post primary tuberculosis
It occurs
1.Directely by primary lesion
2. From reactivation of primary lesion
3. Reinfection after primary lesion has been completed healed up.
Clinical features
Weakness
Lassitude
Malaise
Loss of weight
Anorexia
Sweating at night
Evening rise temperature
Palpitation
Menses disturbance
Rapid emancipation
Cough
Chest pain
Sputum
Haemoptysis
Ulceration bronchial mucousa
Rupture of congenital vessels
Sign
Temperature-raised
Pulse- tachycardia
Inspection- Flattering of chest
Palpitation- Vocal fremitus increase
Percussion- Impaired resonance
Complication
Haemoptysis
Pleural effusion
Emphysema
Bronchiectasis
Spread of TB to other organ
Anaemia
Respiratory failure
Rt heart failure
Amyloidosis
Investigation
1.Blood examination
Leucocytosis
ESR-raised
Moderated anaemia
2.laryngeal swab
3.Gastric lavage/gastric washing
4.Bronchoalveolar lavage
5.Tuberculin test+ ve
6.Tissue biopsy
7.Bronchoscopy
8.Sputum examination
9.Culture-
Solid media
Liquid media
10.Mantoux test +ve
11. X-ray of chest- pneumoniac shadow
Management
Bed rest
High calories/protein
Vitamins
Drugs- Antitubercular drugs
Homoeopathic medicine for tuberculosis
- Tuberculinum
- Acalypha indica
- Bacillinum
- Phos
- Arsenic alb
- Kali carb
- Stannum met
- Spongia
- Calc carb
- Iodum
- Hepar sulp
- Rumex
The selection of homoeopathic remedies based on symptom similarities and doses according to the Susceptibility of patient.
Don't take homoeopathic medicine without any prescription / without any advise of physician.
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