International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Abstract: Perianal Abscess (PA) is a pus filled cavity either around the anus or anus and rectum. It is a painful as well as life threatening condition if left untreated or not managed successfully. The most common complication of it is recurrent abscess formation and fistula in ano. Modern science manages it by prescribing antibiotics to prevent recurrent infection, analgesics for relieving the pain and antipyretics to control the fever arising from its infective pathology. Moreover, if they found that the scope of these measures to be limited, they will plan for incision and drainage of abscess and will repair the fistulous opening to control the progress of disease. But according to Dr. Stuart Close tissue changes are no essential part of disease, but only the products of the disease, which, as such, are not the object of treatment by medication because disease is represented by the totality of the symptoms of the patient and is only cured by the internally administered similar medicine with due regard to the proper auxiliary psychical, hygienic and mechanical treatment. Cure is not affected by the surgical removal nor by any local means, of the external, secondary, pathological “end-products” of disease, such as tumors, effusions, collection of pus, useless organs or dead tissues; for the morbid functioning which produced those effects often remains unchanged, after such removal. Cure is effected only by dynamical treatment according to fixed principles, directed to the primary, functional disorder as revealed by the complete symptom-picture preceding and accompanying the formation of the tangible products of the disease. Therefore, let us now understand this concept of cure through a case of 25years old female with the history of recurrent boils that landed into perianal abscess has been managed successfully without any surgical intervention based only on Homoeopathic similimum.