Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF POST VIRAL ARTHRALGIA –A CASE REPORT

Nupur Shukla*, Sudhir Kumar and S. P. Malik

Abstract

Chikungunya is a viral disease primarily found in nonhuman primates but the infection is transmitted to humans by bite of Ades aegypti mosquito. The word chikungunya means „that which blends up‟. First human affected from this disease was reported in Africa. The symptoms of chikungunya are characterised by severe arthralgia, abrupt onset of fever, migratory polyarthritis, chills, headaches, anorexia, abdominal pain, rash all over body. In this case Immune response of virus attacks the body‟s own cells. Due to this type of reactivity inflammation and damage of cells and tissues occurs. Even after proper treatment of the disease, changes in joints persists this causes swelling and pain. The joint pain is typically severe with varying location and duration. The current paper going to be describes a patient who presented to our hospital OPD with the arthralgia and previously diagnosed as case of chikungunya infection. In Ayurvedic literature the features of Vata-pitta jvara and Vatakapha jvara is similar to the symptoms of arthralgia to some extent. In Bhav Prakash Sandhigata-sannipataj jvara have symptoms similar to chikungunya to some extent. This case report describe the clinical presentation, laboratory test, medications given and improvement in symptoms on further follow up of the patient.

Keywords: Chikungunya fever, arthralgia, sandhi-sannipataj jwara, immune-modulation.