Bhave G; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 849 (abstract no. 42377).
OBJECTIVE: With 30 years experience in homeopathy, an attempt was made to study the effect of homeopathic treatment on the progression of HIV disease METHODS: Total 62 patients were referred for homeopathic treatment in last 5 years. All the patients had confirmed Western Blot report for HIV infection & were given post test counselling. Detailed case history was recorded as per homeopathic principles. The broad outline of the treatment included in chronological orders, medicines for psychological trauma & shock, for purification of the body, constitutional medicines & medicines for the prevention of opportunistic infections. Any other major or minor illnesses were treated with indicated homeopathic medicines. Two patients who developed tuberculosis were referred to chest physician. Date of infection was taken as year of first exposure to virus due to risk behaviour or due to blood transfusion. Only 26 patients could afford CD4 count and were referred to private laboratory. Method used was immunofluorescence. Patients were classified into three groups: 1) Asymptomatic 2) AIDS related conditions 3) AIDS. RESULTS: Majority of the patients, 91% were males & 9% were females. All the patients were between 25 to 44 age group. All the patients were educated. Four patients had HIV infection for more than 7 years and are asymptomatic. 88% of the patients with 5 to 7 years infection are asymptomatic, 80% of the patients gained weight from 2 to 6 kg. 78% of the patients had CD4 count more than 500 cells/cumm. 6 (10%) patients had ARC. One patient had severe diarrhoea, one had Herpes zoster and two had stomatitis and all of them responded well to homeopathic treatment. Two patients developed TB, one patient died due to TB. CONCLUSION: People from developing countries cannot afford costly antiviral therapy. Homeopathic medicines are easily available in India at a reasonable price and hence could be used for treatment of HIV disease.
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Keywords:
- AIDS-Related Complex
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Developing Countries
- Disease Progression
- Female
- HIV Infections
- Homeopathy
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Tuberculosis
- Virus Diseases
- therapy
- utilization
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UI: 102231175
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