Scrub typhus fever treated with constitutional homoeopathy: a case report

Abstract

Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, a rickettsial zoonotic disease, uses the tromboculid mite as a reservoir. Acute
sickness symptoms include high body temperature, chills, headache, lethargy, rash, prostration, and
widespread lymph node swelling. The infection and feeding on the hosts (people and rodents) occur during
the larval stage. No one individual can transmit it to another. Because it is an acute sickness, it responds well
to treatment. However, problems such as multi-organ malfunction might arise on occasion. After conventional
antibiotic therapy for scrub typhus fever failed, homoeopathy became an integral part of the patient's care.
After 15 days of chilliness, fever, sweating, acute myalgia, and headache, a 32-year-old female patient finally
came in with fever symptoms. In subsequent stages, fever and itching across the whole body manifested as
rashes. Both the ICT for malaria and the Scrub Typhus IgM tests came back negative, confirming the diagnosis
of Scrub Typhus infection. The patient's full set of symptoms was assembled after a thorough case history
was recorded. Following repertorization, a 50 millesimal potency Arsenicum album was originally
recommended; this helped alleviate symptoms, but it did not fully heal the patient. The patient had a good
response to fifty milligrams of Psorinum, which was later recommended based on acute totality. Within two
months, the Scrub Typhus Antibody Rapid Test turned out to be negative. The case was successfully treated
with the homoeopathic drug Psorinum, which was given based on the whole report.