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Alopecia Universalis Treated with Ayurveda Protocol and Assessed by SALT (Severity of Alopecia Tool) - A Case Report


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1 Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry University, New Mahe - 673311, Puducherry, India
2 Department of Swasthavritta, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam - 690525, Kerala, India
3 Department of Agada Tantra and Vyavahara Ayurveda (Toxicology, Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam - 690525, Kerala, India
4 Department of Kayachikitsa, Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry University, New Mahe - 673311, Puducherry, India
 

Alopecia Universalis is a condition that causes generalized hair loss in the body. It is associated with nail changes in 10-15 % of Autoimmune origin conditions. Several medicines normalize hair growth, but this condition requires a treatment modality that concentrates on the root cause of hair falling all over the body. Here is a case report about the Ayurvedic approach in a 48-year-old male patient with Alopecia Universalis presented with hair loss all over the body associated with itching. We administered the Ayurveda protocol and Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) criteria assumed before and after assessing clinical output.

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Ayurveda, Alopecia Universalis, Virechana.
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Authors

V. Archana
Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry University, New Mahe - 673311, Puducherry, India
Delvin T. Robin
Department of Swasthavritta, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam - 690525, Kerala, India
Preeti Mohan
Department of Agada Tantra and Vyavahara Ayurveda (Toxicology, Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam - 690525, Kerala, India
James Chacko
Department of Kayachikitsa, Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry University, New Mahe - 673311, Puducherry, India

Abstract


Alopecia Universalis is a condition that causes generalized hair loss in the body. It is associated with nail changes in 10-15 % of Autoimmune origin conditions. Several medicines normalize hair growth, but this condition requires a treatment modality that concentrates on the root cause of hair falling all over the body. Here is a case report about the Ayurvedic approach in a 48-year-old male patient with Alopecia Universalis presented with hair loss all over the body associated with itching. We administered the Ayurveda protocol and Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) criteria assumed before and after assessing clinical output.

Keywords


Ayurveda, Alopecia Universalis, Virechana.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr%2F2023%2F30030