Role of Individualized Homeopathic Intervention in Management of Herpes Simplex: An Evidence-Based Case Report

Abstract

Infection with Herpes Simplex virus is very extensive in the human population. Virus replication is generally limited to the epithelium but reactivation of the latent virus in the enervating sensory neurons not only produces recurrent localized lesions, but also encephalitis, keratitis, blindness and many other severe systemic diseases. Overall prevalence varies between 40-80% and 0-40% for HSV 1 and HSV 2 respectively. The primary and recurrent cases are treated by anti-viral therapies in modern medicine. But in today’s world, resistance to the available drugs, toxicity due to long term drug use causes much difficulty to treat the cases. Several HSV vaccines are also being terminated due to much controversy. This case report of a patient, complaining of pain redness with itching & blister formation over chest and back for last 5 months, shows a case of Herpes Simplex virus infection, which was treated and recovered with individualized Homeopathic rithout recurrence and further complication. Clinical improvement as well as the overall wellbeing directs towards the success of applying single Homeopathic medicines to the individual. The evidence of recovery in the case of HSV infection as well as other difficult to treat cases indicates to the new horizon of the future medical guidelines.