A CASE SERIES ON COMPLICATED PSORIASIS IN GERIATRICS: AN EXCELLENT TREATMENT RESPONSE THROUGH AYURVEDA

Abstract

The present study is dealt the clinical excellence of Ayurvedic management at Geriatric Health Care Clinic with known cases of complicated plague psoriasis in geriatric age group. Ten diagnosed chronic cases suffering since last 12-30 years with multiple complications were treated with Ayurvedic consequence treatment regimen for the period of 66 days by means of immune-modulation mechanism. Indigenous treatment approach comprises the rejuvenation of physical and mental health, particularly in old aged sufferers with certain limitations like wrinkling skin, decreased blood supply, decreased elastin cell and collagen etc. This case report has established the efficacy and safety of treatment modality by evaluation subjective and objective parameters like PASI score, hepato-renal biochemical profiles, serum IgE, images etc. The serum IgE level is highly significant (p < 0.001) when compared with before treatment value (618.2 +/- 177.55, 86.5 +/- 19.57) and the score value of PASI in the completion of treatment is highly significant (p < 0.001) when compared with values of before treatment (59.53 +/- 3.24, 6.78 +/- 2.78). The photographic images of patients also established the excellence of the treatment.