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EFFECT OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Himani Garg, Ritu Gontiya

Backgrund: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an acute, subacute, chronic, relapsing, endogenous non-inflammatory disease, characterized by dry skin and recurrent, pruritic, symmetric dermatitic lesions. It is the commonest form of dermatitis in children. Homoeopathic medicines have been used frequently to treat it and have shown good results. Methodology: A prospective observational study was conducted on 30 patients seen at OPD/IPD and nearby schools of Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital (BHMC&H), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Homoeopathic OPD of ESIC Hospital, Sahibabad on both sexes of age group of 4-16 years, meeting Hanifin and Rajka’s diagnostic criteria. Homoeopathic medicines were prescribed after proper case taking and on the basis of individualisation. Quality of life in children with AD was evaluated by Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) scale and SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index was used to evaluate symptom severity of the disease. Data of all patients were recorded and were statistically analysed by using Paired‘t’ test. Results: Out of 33 patients enrolled, 3 dropped out and follow-up of 30 patients was obtained with changes in CDLQI and SCORAD score. Significant differences were found comparing the first prescription and last follow up. The results were, out of 30 cases, 26 cases (86.67%) recovered, in 4 cases aggravation was seen i.e., disease condition worsened (13.34%). Conclusion: Homoeopathic medicines have a significant role in improving Quality of life in children with Atopic dermatitis.

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