Case Study Of Ayurveda For Lupus Treatment

HISTORY:32 year old female came to our clinic suffering from Lupus for the last 21/2 years. She had been on  steroids with lot of problems and severe stomach upset.Even when she was AVN on both the hips and had to undergo surgery but with no improvement. She was on 30 mg of steroids and advised for hip replacement for both legs. She was having pain in one of the legs. She started her withdrawal from steroids. She had severe digestive problems with no energy to do any work.Along with SLE associated with other gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, psychological, respiratory, urogenital, and skin effect through SLE and their symptoms are listed below:1. Gastrointestinal – Indigestion, irregular bowel movement, gas belching stomach, low appetite- Severe dryness in mouth, lips, throat associated with severe pain- Dizziness associated with nausea and vomiting.2. SkinItching all over the body, rashes over ankle joints and over the legs.3. Musculoskeletal – Pain at neck muscles, pain in hand muscles IP & MP joints- Numbness in both the legs – Avascular necrosis in both the hip joints underwent cold decompression therapy in both the hips and also total hip joint replacement on right side.4. Psychological – Confusion, stressful, insomnia, low discrimination capacity, and memory loss.5. Respiratory system- Severe breathlessness, extreme fatigue and tiredness6. Kidney and bladder – Frequent urine infection- Proteinuria due to nephritis treated with MMF and corticosteroids7. Reproductive system (uterus and ovaries) – Irregular menstrual cycle