THROMBO ANGIITIS OBLITERANS- A CASE REPORT
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https://doi.org/10.55718/kja.140Keywords:
Thrombo angiitis obliterans, TAO, AyurvedaAbstract
Thrombo angiitis obliterans (TAO) is an inflammatory endarteritis associated with heavy tobacco use, affecting small and medium-sized arteries and veins of the upper and lower extremities, resulting in vaso - occlusion. Clinical features include pain, paraesthesia, moderate-to-severe claudication, paresis, and pulselessness. In Allopathy, pharmacologic or surgical therapy is not beneficial and amputation is considered the viable option.
After an assessment of the patient and the disease, based on Ayurvedic principles, a treatment protocol was formulated. The treatment principles include the re-establishment of vascularity by the removal of occlusion (Srothorodhahara, Avaranahara), achieving normalcy of the tissue elements (Dhathu Samyatha), and pacification of the bioregulatory principles (Thridosha). Both purification (Sodhana) and pacification (Samana) treatment protocols were incorporated to achieve normalcy.
A 65-year-old male patient was admitted and treated in the IPD of Dept. of Roganidana, Govt. Ayurveda College Thiruvananthapuram for Thrombo angiitis obliterans, with Ayurvedic medications and procedures. The signs and symptoms were completely relieved, and an arterial doppler study revealed normal vascularity of the affected limb.
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