title: Individualized homeopathic treatment of dermatological complaints in a public outpatient clinic.
abstract: 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.
authors: Associação Paulista de Homeopatia, Outpatient Clinic, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Waisse-Priven
authors: Gheorghe
authors: G
authors: Jurj
authors: Luciana Costa
authors: LC
authors: Lima Thomaz
authors: Simone Almeida
authors: SA
authors: Tierno
authors: Walter Labonia
authors: WL
authors: Filho
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Sos
authors: Maria Felicidade Alves
authors: MF
authors: de Souza
mesh_terms: 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