Tresorie – Acute Attack – Constitutional or Acute [Acute Attack -Constitutional Or Acute]

Acute Attack –
Constitutional or Acute [Acute Attack -Constitutional Or Acute]

National Journal Of
Homoeopathy By Vishpala Parthasarathy

Volume: 1995 Jan / Feb Vol
IV No 1

Author: Parinaz Humranwala

Subject: Cases

Remedy: Tub

Baby
N A aged 8 years consulted me for Bronchial Asthma and Allergic Bronchitis
at the O P D of Mumbadevi Hospital. The child had cough with difficult
respiration which was aggravated by ice- cream, cold water, banana, damp
weather, sweets, oily food, change of weather and by lying down. Cough
would terminate in vomiting which left the child prostrated. Her attacks
were severe and could be managed only by steroids. Her asthma had been
persistent for five years and the parents left no stone unturned to seek
relief for the childs poignant situation. Homoeopathic medicines were also
tried but without relief.

She had low appetite and craved for
milk, curds, bread-butter, biscuits, rice. The girl had Kochs at the age
of 3, for which she was administered AKT for a period of six months.

The child resided with her parents and
younger brother. I found the child very restless, wanting to run in and
out of the OPD. She then perched herself on the examination stool and
rocked it to and fro. Very obstinate, self willed, intelligent and did
well in school. Gets very angry if refused anything and shouts and screams
to get the desired object. Fear of dark, dogs and cats. Creative minded.

On basis of the following rubrics I
decided to prescribe Tuberculinum-b 200 (1 dose) as her constitutional
remedy.

RUBRICS:

1) Impulse to run-dromomania.

2) Restlessness.

3) Fear of dogs and cats.

4) Obstinate, head strong.

5) Past History of Tuberculosis.

6) Desires milk products.

7) Worse damp weather.

8) Worse change of weather.

FOLLOW-UP:

16-7-92 Tuberculinum-bov 200 (1 dose)
and SL for one month.

27-8-92-Was better all these days. But
has developed dyspnoea and cough today. Examination revealed-scattered
ronchi. Tuberculinum-bov 200 (1 dose) and SL every 2 hours for two days.

30-8-92-Better. For the first time the
child did not need any allopathic medicines during an acute attack.
Treatment-SL for one month.

1-10-93-No more attacks. Treatment-SL
for two months

21-1-93-Occassional colds but no
breathlessness. Treatment-SL for 2 months.

4-3-94-Cough. Treatment –
Tuberculinum-bov 200 (1 dose) SL for 1 month.

22-4-94-No trouble. Treatment – SL for
2 months.

10-6-93-Slightly breathless.
Treatment-Tuberculinum-bov 200 (1 dose) and SL for two months
11-10-93-Cough worse at night. No breathlessness. Treatment-SL for one
week.

14-10-93-Cough persists.
Treatment-Tuberculinum-bov 200 (1 dose)

There have been no attacks of Asthma
for almost two years now. Her mother still visits the OPD for herself and
reports that since 16-7-92 to date the child has never taken any
allopathic medicines and is maintaining excellent general health.

Generally when a patient of Asthma
comes in an acute state, we immediately discontinue our constitutional and
start treating with Ipecac, Antim-tart etc. In the above case
Tuberculinum-bov 200 (1 dose) a nosode, her own constitutional remedy was
given in an acute state which saw her through the attack. There are
however times when a constitutional remedy though well indicated does not
help the patients complaints, and we need to administer other homoeopathic
remedies. We therefore come to the question Are Homoeopathic
constitutional remedies helpful in acute state of disease?” Readers
send us your comments.