European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A RARE CASE OF PREAURICULAR SINUS TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH KSHARA VARTHI

Dr. Shailaja. S.V.* and Dr. Kesavan Potty S.

ABSTRACT

Preauricular sinuses are common congenital malformations. Some patients with preauricular sinuses present with chronic intermittent drainage of purulent material from the opening. The line of treatment for pre auricular sinus is limited to surgery and re-occurrence chance is very high. In this case study surgery failed to treat the disease and the same complaints developed again, kshara karma was employed and the condition was treated successfully. This 21years old male patient had complaints of an opening at his right pre-auricular region at root of the helix since birth. Whenever he used to take head bath, discharge was noticed from the opening and it had foul smell. He was diagnosed with pre auricular sinus and underwent surgery under general anesthesia from a famous allopathic hospital before 8 years. But he did not get complete relief. The symptoms reoccurred after one month and hence he was treated with Apamarga kshara varthi. Kshara varthi was changed once in a week until the tract healed and Triphala guggulu and Gandhaka rasayana was given internally for a period of 21 days. The tracts completely healed with in a period of 50 days and he got complete relief from pain and foul smelling pus discharge with no relapse till date. Thus this patient was successfully treated with Kshara varthi application with no recurrence or any complications.

Keywords: Pre auricular sinus, kshara varthi, triphala guggulu, gandaka rasayana.