
An effective treatment of ostraceous psoriasis by Unani medicine- A case report from Kashmir North India
Author(s) -
Tariq Rahi,
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Naquibul Islam,
Towseef Amin Rafeeqi,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ayurvedic and herbal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5023
DOI - 10.31254/jahm.2021.7403
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , adverse effect , dermatology , lesion , traditional medicine , surgery
Ostraceous psoriasis, extremely rear forms of psoriasis is manifested as typical lesion on the skin of the patient resembling an oyster shell. Psoriatic patients are commonly using alternative and complementary medicine due to limited efficacy of allopathic medicine. Herein, we report a 21 year old male patient with Ostraceous psoriasis who was successfully treated with Unani oral and topical formulations. During 90 days of treatment with Unani drugs, there was substantial improvement in subjective and objective parameters with no adverse effect.