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Das B.1 , Das K.2 , Hussain M.3
1Assistant Professor, Government Ayurvedic College & Hospital Guwahati, Assam, India
2Assistant Professor, Government Ayurvedic College & Hospital Guwahati, Assam, India
3PG scholar, Government Ayurvedic College & Hospital Guwahati, Assam, India
Date of Acceptance: 2025-11-19
Date of Publication:2025-12-06
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Keywords: Ecthyosis vulgaris, Eka Kustha, Arogyavardhani Vati, Dushivishari gutika, Kaishore guggulu, Guduchyadi lauha.
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: Non declared
Ecthyosis vulgaris is a common skin disorder causing dry, thickened and scaly skin. It is the most common form of the inherited ichthyosis affects about 1 of every 250 people. It is often begins in infancy or childhood, between 2 months and 5 years or during teenage years. But it can also start in adulthood. Here is a case of a 18 years old boy presenting with clinical feature of ecthyosis vulgaris.There was no clinical or laboratory evidence of other systemic illness.The patient was treated on the line of Eka Kustha.The patient was administered with Arogyavardhani Vati 500 mg twice daily for deepan and pachan,Dushivishari gutika 500 mg twice daily considering the chronicity and relapsing nature of the disease (dushivisha)and Kaishore guggulu along with Guduchyadi lauha 500 mg each for purification of blood and subsiding kustha.Externally,alovera gel was prescribed for moistening purpose. The patient got significant improvement in both subjective and objective parameters.