Homeopathic Treatment For Prurigo Nodularis

Prurigo nodularis is an uncommon skin disease which is of unknown cause. As the name suggests, it is derived from two words: prurigo = itching, and nodularis = nodules. In this disease, one gets nodules on the skin which intense itching. Severe, unbearable itching is the major feature in the case of patients suffering from Prurigo nodularis.

Signs and symptoms:

Prurigo nodularis is a skin disease, especially found on forearms, legs, and neck. It can affect other areas as well. They are multiple nodular skin lesions with tiny open wounds due to intense itching. They are found in groups, which may vary from a few to a couple of hundreds.

It may appear as a small, red itchy bump about half an inch to about two centimeters in diameter, with crusting and scale in recently scratched lesions which then turn to darker and paler compared to surrounding skin.

The skin between the nodules is usually dry with itching so intense that patient keeps on scratching it for hours on end which sometimes leads to secondary infection.

Repetitive scratching, picking, rubbing may lead to permanent changes to the skin like nodular thickening (lichenification), hyperkeratosis, hyperpigmentation (dark pigmentation), and skin thickening in spots.

Scaly, crusted, scabbed and unhealed lesion are seen even after relieving the itch with medication. New nodules may keep on appearing but existing nodules may regress spontaneously leaving scars. This disease may run for a long time leading to stress and a lot of depression in patients.

Causes:

This disease is often associated with internal diseases such as kidney failure, anemia due to iron deficiency, or metabolic disease such as intolerance to protein (called as gluten enteropathy), and many other diverse conditions such as HIV infection, psoriasis, Lichen Planus, etc.

Homeopathic treatment for Prurigo nodularis:

It is a difficult disease to treat. The homeopathic treatment will focus on the genetic and autoimmune factors in the background while deciding the medicine which works at a deeper level. The results are good and encouraging. The patient will require keeping patience. Homeopathy is strongly indicated.