Individualized homeopathic treatment of dermatological complaints in a public outpatient clinic.
This study sought to assess the effectiveness of individualized homeopathic treatment on dermatological complaints in a public outpatient clinic.


METHODS
Children and adults spontaneously seeking for homeopathic treatment for dermatological complaints were prescribed single individualized remedies and followed up for a minimum of 3 months; assessment was clinical and recorded graphically.


RESULTS
Forty-nine patients met the inclusion criteria. Outcomes were positive (59%); no effect (4%); drop-out (37%), from which 6% was due to homeopathic aggravation. No manifestations of suppression were observed.


CONCLUSIONS
Outcome studies are useful to point out to the effectiveness of individualized homeopathic treatment in dermatological complaints. Outcomes suggest that actions focusing on pathological categories do not lead to homeopathic suppression.
Waisse-Priven
Silvia
S
Associação Paulista de Homeopatia, Outpatient Clinic, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jurj
Gheorghe
G
Lima Thomaz
Luciana Costa
LC
Tierno
Simone Almeida
SA
Filho
Walter Labonia
WL
Sos
Andrea
A
de Souza
Maria Felicidade Alves
MF
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012107:Research Design; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome