Severe Impetigo with Superadded Infection Treated with Acute Individualised Homoeopathic Medicine – An Evidence-Based Case Report

Case Report

Abstract

Impetigo is a highly contagious superficial bacterial infection of the skin commonly affecting infants and children and old age. It is primarily caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Clinically, impetigo presents in two major forms: non-bullous impetigo, characterized by honey-colored crusted lesions, and bullous impetigo, marked by flaccid bullae caused by staphylococcal exfoliative toxins. The disease commonly involves exposed areas such as the face and extremities and spreads rapidly through close contact, poor hygiene, overcrowding, and skin trauma. Diagnosis is mainly clinical, although bacterial culture may be useful in recurrent or resistant cases. Management includes maintenance of skin hygiene, topical antibiotics for localized lesions, and systemic antibiotics in extensive disease or associated systemic symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment help prevent complications such as cellulitis, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, and secondary transmission. Here role of Homoeopathic medicine after fail to treat by allopathic medicine. We have did case taking and according to totality we have given pulsatilla 30CH and we get marvelous result. This review highlights the role of Homoeopathic medicine in cases of skin infectious with understanding of epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, complications, and current therapeutic approaches for impetigo.

Keywords Severe Impetigo; Acute Individualised Homoeopathic Medicine; Pulsatilla Pratensis