SABE AND ITS HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis is a bacterial Infection of heart valve and inflammation of endocardium.
It is characterized by high grade fever, chill, rigor, profuse sweat, weight loss.
Aetiology
Predisposing Factor
Age- more in children
Sex- more common in males
Geographical- developing countries
Associated condition
Damp area
Tobacco
Close room
Recurrent throat affection
Tuberculosis
Rickets
Exciting factor
Streptococci
Entrococcus through genitourinary tract
Pneumococci
Clinical Feature
High grade fever
Headache
Night sweating
Renal failure
Loss of appetite
Weak
Rigor
Haematuria
Arthralgia
Retinal infact
Sign
Anaemia
Hepatosplenomegaly
Precardial bulging
Haemorrhage under nails
Investigation
ESR - increase
TLC- increase
Complete urine routine
Specific investigation
Blood sugar
Urea
Uric Acid
Serum creatinine
Serum alkaline phosphatase
Radiological investigation
For RHD finding and cardiomegaly
USG- Hepatomegaly
Chest x-ray
Treatment
General treatment
Bed rest
Fluid intake avoid in case of severe form of renal complaints.
IV fluids-if needed
Medicine- penicillin
Oral tatracycilin
Amoxicillin
Surgical treatment
Repair- valvoplasty
Replace of valve- valvotomy
Physiotherapy - Active and Passive exercise
Homoeopathic medicine for SABE
- Penicillinum
- Arsenic Album
- Gelsemium
- Merc sol
- Rhus Toxiconderdron
Arsenic
Headache relieves by cold, other symptoms worse.
Fever
Great restlessness
Head is in constant motion.
High temperature
Complete exhaustion
Worse from wet weather, after midnight, from cold.
Better from heat, from head elevated, warm drinks.
Gelsemium
Fever
Pulse slow, full, soft, compressible.
Chilliness up and down back.
Heat and sweat stages, long and exhausting.
Muscular soreness
Great prostration.
Nervous chill
Bilious remittent fever.
Stupor, dizziness, faintness
Thirstless during fever.
Wants to be held, because he shakes so.
Merc Sol
Fever
Profuse nightly perspiration
Debility
Heat and shuddering alternately.
Yellow perspiration
Profuse perspiration without relief.
Creeping chilliness.
Worse in evening and night.
Alternate flashes of heat in single parts.
Anaemia
Weakness
Trembling.
Complaint increase with the sweat and rest.
Sensitive to heat and cold.
Rhus Toxiconderdron
Fever with chillness.
Adynamic restless.
Trembling
Chilly as if cold water were poured over him, followed by heat and inclination to stretch the limbs.
Intermittent chill with dry cough and restlessness.
Headache
Pain in forehead and proceeds thence backward.
Headache in occiput, painful to touch.
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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