Volume 5 Issue 2 April - June 2022
Review Articles
EFFECTIVENESS OF HOMEOPATHY IN PYREXIA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN (POU)
Rakhi
Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) known as a syndrome or phenomenon when a human's body temperature goes high from the normal range of 98–100° Fahrenheit or 36–37° Centigrade that caused by a cytokine-induced upward displacement of the set point of the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center. It was first defined in 1961 & also known as state of Hyperthermia. It is a syndrome that has long tested the skills of physicians to achieve a diagnosis in affected patients & patients included in this syndrome will be more difficult to diagnose as they have already resisted classification during baseline investigations. Furthermore, investigation of PUO requires knowledge of many diseases across a range of clinical specialties, as well as knowledge of less commonly used investigative tools. As both society and medicine continue to change, the aetiology and epidemiology of the diseases that cause PUO also change. For these reasons, it is important for physicians to approach PUO in a logical manner, Homeopathy is one of the most popular holistic systems of medicine. The selection of homeopathic medicine for fever is based upon the theory of individualization and symptoms similarity by using holistic approach. This is the only way through which a state of complete health can be regained by removing all the sign and symptoms from which the patient is suffering. In this article, we review the causes of PUO and effectiveness of homeopathy as holistic systems of medicine for those in whom the full medical diagnostic process, assessment, and treatment are not effective.
