Sharma Pooja, Kajaria Divya
MD Scholar, Department of Kayachikitsa, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India.
Assistant Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Apr 30;9(4):2114-2118. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1184_19. eCollection 2020 Apr.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disease characterized by autoimmune pathogenesis, alterations to the vascular system, and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Nonhealing venous ulcers are quite common in SSc patients. A 32 years old female was brought with a foul-smelling ulcer with purulent discharge which was not healed despite using the allopathic treatment for 2 months. Even with treatment, it got worsened so the fear of amputation of leg enforced her to take Ayurvedic consultation. After 1 month of treatment with leech therapy along with Ayurvedic medicines and 3 months of follow-up, the wound got healed. It is concluded that leech therapy with Ayurvedic medicines is highly effective for the management of nonhealing venous ulcers.
系统性硬化症（SSc）是一种罕见疾病，其特征为自身免疫发病机制、血管系统改变以及皮肤和内脏器官纤维化。不愈合的静脉溃疡在SSc患者中相当常见。一名32岁女性因有恶臭且伴有脓性分泌物的溃疡前来就诊，尽管接受了两个月的西医治疗，溃疡仍未愈合。即便经过治疗，病情仍恶化了，因此对截肢的恐惧促使她寻求阿育吠陀医学咨询。在接受水蛭疗法并结合阿育吠陀药物治疗1个月以及3个月的随访后，伤口愈合。得出的结论是，水蛭疗法结合阿育吠陀药物对治疗不愈合的静脉溃疡非常有效。
