An Individualistic Homoeopathic Approach in a Case of Infected Epidermal Naevus—A Case Report

Abstract

Naevi are circumscribed developmental defects or the lack of one or more components of the skin that manifest as overgrowths or hamartomas derived from embryonic ectoderm. The majority of naevi are present at birth or appear soon after birth. Naevi can be infected by various organisms, particularly by Staphylococcus, without other systemic involvement, similar to the skin. A 30-year-old male patient presented with an infected, painful congenital epidermal naevus on the anterior side of his right thigh. He experienced severe itching, burning, and sudden blister formation. After treatment, the infection completely resolved, leaving the naevus without any complications. Possible causal attribution of these changes was determined using the Modified Naranjo Criteria (score: 8 out of 13). No recurrence of further infection was reported in the next year, demonstrating the positive curative role of individualized homeopathic treatment in a case of infected epidermal naevus.

Keywords

infected naevi - individualisation - homoeopathy - Sulphur

Authors' Contributions

T.D. was involved in definition of intellectual content, literature search, manuscript preparation, editing and review. S.B. helped in literature search, manuscript preparation, editing and review.

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Authors certify that they have obtained appropriate patient consent form for publication. The patient understood his name and initials will not be included in the manuscript and due efforts will be taken to conceal his identity.

Publikationsverlauf

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
28. August 2024

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