Abstract

AMAVATA - A CASE STUDY

*Dr. Amruta R. Jagtap, Dr. Gunvant Yeola and Dr. Sneha Dange

Abstract

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) also known as Juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), Stills disease or Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the most common pediatric disease in children.[1,2] JCA is not the single entity but a group of disorders which differ in presentation, course and progress. The onset of JIA before the age of 6 yrs is unusual. The incidence in different studies varies between 9.2 – 13.9 per 100,000 population. It is not a rare disease. This incidence is 0.01% in children at risk per year. It can be divided into subgroups[3] pauciarticular JRA, in which / 5 joints and systemic disease in which rash and high fever occur in addition to arthritis. JRA is comparable to the disease Amavata and Jirna Sandhigata Vata in this particular case. Ayurveda Acharya, Sri Madhavkar has described the features of Amavata for the first time, whereas the treatment of Amavata was first explained by Acharya Chakradata. The treatment modalities like Langhana (fasting therapy), Swedana (fomentation therapy), Deepana (kindling digestive fire), Snehapana (oral intake of medicated ghee), Virechana (Purgation therapy), Basti (medicated enema), Vallukapotali sweda are the treatment advised in Amavata.

Keywords: Amavata, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.