| Autor: |
B. Neethi, P. Shanmugapriya, G. Janaranjani, S. Gokila, B. Prathisha, J.K. Jayasree |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 100623- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0975-9476 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jaim.2022.100623 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: COVID 19 is a rapidly spreading disease with high mortality and morbidity all over the world which is caused by SARS-COV-2. Siddha system has various formulations with antiviral properties. The study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy of Siddha integrated with conventional medicine for effective management of COVID 19. Case summary: A 61 year old male patient diagnosed with COVID was brought in with the complaints of fever, cough, loss of smell, taste, tiredness and breathlessness after 7 days of infection. History revealed that he has not taken any treatment for the past 7 days and therefore presented with pneumonia at the time of consultation. Laboratory investigations showed Neutrophilia, Lymphocytopenia, raised NLR ratio, elevated CRP and D-Dimer. CT chest revealed CORADS-5 and severity score was 10/25. The patient was treated with Siddha medicine from 8 th Day. The patient had taken conventional treatment on 12 th day for 3 days only. Patient showed good improvement on 23 rd day and no adverse effect observed during the course of treatment. Conclusion: This case report demonstrates that moderate COVID 19 can be managed with integrative approach. |
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