Treatment of immune thrombocytopenia with homoeopathy: A case report

Abstract

Immune thrombocyptopenia (ITP) also termed as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is an acquired disorder in which there is immune mediated destruction of platelets and possibly inhibition of platelet release from megakaryocyte. Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a low platelet count (< 100* 109/ L) with a variably increased risk of bleeding. Patients usually present either with ecchymosis and petechiae or with thrombocytopenia incidentally found on a routine blood test. There is growing interest for the treatment of autoimmune diseases like ITP in alternative therapies, including Homoeopathy. This article deals with one such case of immune thrombocytopenia which was diagnosed after incidental finding during a routine complete blood count investigation, presented with the complaints of giddiness and blurred vision, which showed rewarding results following the administration of individualized homoeopathic medicine Crotalus horridus which improved the serum platelets levels also with symptomatic relief to the patient over a 1 year follow-up. Possible causal attribution of changes was explicitly depicted by Modified Naranjo Criteria. It shows positive role of homoeopathic treatment in improvement of immune thrombocytopenia in a young female.