IMPETIGO ACCORDING TO ALLOPATHY AND AYURVEDA(INTRODUCTION,CAUSES,SIGN & SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT)

ACCORDING TO ALLOPATHY-(INTRODUCTION,CAUSES, SIGN & SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT)

INTRODUCTION-

According to modern, A highly contagious skin infection that causes red sores mainly on the face,due to which skin problem starts like infection or wound. This infection can also spread to any part of the body. Yellow or dark fluid may comes out from these wounds.

It's a skin infection caused by a bacteria, and it spreads easily. It's most common in babies and young children, but adults can get it too.

CAUSES-

According to modern, most impetigo is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The infection isn’t usually serious, but sometimes complications may develop.

SIGN AND SYMPTOMS-

The following are common symptoms and signs of impetigo

ï‚·Rash on the skin
ï‚·Itching due to rash or wound.
ï‚·Feeling pain sometimes.
ï‚·Inflammation in areas with infection.
ï‚·In addition to these symptoms, there may be other symptoms.

TREATMENT-
ï‚·Conservative tratment

ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA-
(INTRODUCTION,CAUSES,SIGN & SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT)

According to ayurveda, it is a type of raktaja sukshma krimi related disease. It is non bullous type of impetigo comes under oupasargika roga.there is kapha-pitta samsarga in most of the lesions raga and paka are the main features of pitta dosha.

This infection is most prevalent in hot humid season of the year and more commonly affect infants

SIGN & SYMPTOMS-

Impetigo presented with clinical symptoms like appearance of bullae over the skin which may gets ruptured after 4 to 5 days with discharge of slightly turbid fluid and leaves backs an erythematous superficial ulcer. Subsequently there was appearance of multiple bullae in other parts of the body with same progression. Based on the clinical presentation of the disease and Dosha the disease is diagnosed as Charmadala Kusta with involvement of Twaka and Masa Dhatu, Raktavaha Srotus and treated as per Ayurvedic guidelines.

TREATMENT-

Kapha-Pittahara chikitsa is mainly given.sometimes there will be a aashukari state of the disease due to pitta-rakta releted bala samprapti.here krimighna chikitsa should be administered.bahiparimajana chikitsa is important as the disease belongs to oupasargika roga.
-Patient will be treated with internal medication like Triphla Guggulu, Gandhaka Rasayan, Patola KatukaRohiniaadi Kshaya in required doses for 15 days along with Sphtika bhasma, Tankana bhasma, Godanti bhasma, Prawal bhasma Giloy satv, Shukta Pishti, Kamdudha Ras, tal sindor,akik pisti and for local applications Twak Tailam, Panchatikta Ghrita Guggulu etc. can also be used in calculated doses. Patients is advised to bath with Nimbha Patra Kashaya. It is also adviced in breast feeding mother to take certain Sthanya Shodaka Drugs like Patha to nullify remote chances of feeding the vitiated breast milk.