International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Eczema or dermatitis, is a reaction pattern that presents with variable clinical and histologic findings. Acutely, epidermal oedema (spongiosis) and intra- epidermal vesiculation (producing multilocular blisters), whereas with chronicity there is more epidermal thickening (acanthosis)^[1].Though several classifications of dermatitis are available. A practical way to classify dermatitis is according to aetiology. Dermatitis is broadly classified into Exogenous, Endogenous and Combined dermatitis. Photoallergic dermatitis is one of the type of exogenous dermatitis. Here a 45year old Male presented in OPD of Nehru Homoeopathic medical college and Hospital, Delhi with complaints of Eczematous lesions on face, neck and dorsum of bilateral hand and forearm. There is much pain and burning with intense itching of skin. Patient was taking allopathic medications for the same, but there was no significant relief in his complaints. So, patient approached for homoeopathic intervention for permanent cure. After the detailed case taking, repertorization and final consultation with Homoeopathic materia medica, a constitutional medicine Merc Sol 200C was prescribed. There was significant improvement in eczematous lesions with other associated complaints. These findings conclude that photoallergic dermatitis can be treated successfully with a constitutional homoeopathic remedy.