Abstract

A CASE REPORT ON AGNIKARMA IN KELOID

Mohit Vaishnav, Dr. Lalita Meena* and Dr. Vishnu Dutt Sharma

ABSTRACT

Keloid is characterized by proliferation of fibroblasts and also immature blood vessels. It looks smooth with pink and raised patch. A keloid often tender to touch and always itch. The most characteristic of keloid is that it recurs even when it is excised. In Ayurveda, Vrangranthi disease can be correlated with keloid or hypertrophic scar of modern medicine in its symptomatology. Keloids are one of the most challenging conditions to treat due to their high reoccurrence rate. Agnikarma and Kshar are the potential therapies mentioned in Ayurveda for such conditions. Shastra karma is for excision, while use of agnikarma after excision is considered to be effective in avoiding the relapse in condition of benign outgrowth such as keloid/ hypertrophic scars.

Keywords: Vrangranthi, Agnikarma, Keliod/Hypertropic scar.