Ayurvedic management of second-degree firecracker burn injury in a diabetic patient: A case report
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v13i6.1785Keywords:
Ayappana, Bates-Jensen wound assessment tool, Dagdha Vruna, Murivenna, Second-degree burn.Abstract
Background: Firecracker burn injuries are one of the common causes of thermal burns during festival time. Second-degree burn is common followed by first-degree burns. Burn wound management is challenging since healing is a complex slow-going process that needs timely care and timely management, which otherwise advances to the infectious stage especially in diabetic patients who are always at a high risk for delayed wound healing due to impaired immune response, neuropathy, infections etc. Ayurveda correlates burn wounds as Dagdha Vruna and is classified based on the degree of burns. Case report: This case report presents the successful Ayurvedic management of a 37-year-old diabetic male patient with a second-degree burn on the right wrist and fingers. The patient underwent Ayurvedic therapy, including Murivenna Dhara, JA ointment application (Ayapana and Jathyadi Taila formulation), and Triphala Guggulu oral administration. Results: The treatment resulted in significant wound healing within 10 days, as measured using the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT), with scores improving from 24 (severe tissue damage) to 10 (near-complete healing). Conclusion: This case highlights the effectiveness of Ayurvedic therapies in treating burns, which may be beneficial, even in diabetic patients who typically experience delayed wound healing.
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