Abstract
HIV-AIDS is an epidemic that causes an excessive load on the health care system. In
the last decade, HIV has erupted worldwide. Homeopathy holds the potential for improving
patients' well-being and prolonging life by ameliorating the draining side effects
of anti-retro viral (ARV) drugs. This article attempts to bridge the gap between homeopathic
and conventional therapeutic plans. The author has cited a case from a clinical setting
where a patient discontinued ARV drugs, and consulted a homeopath for herpes zoster
infection. The patient was followed up for 1 year, was relieved from symptoms and
remained free from opportunistic infections. Homeopathy helped him; he regained confidence
in himself and the homeopathic therapeutic measures. The case illustrated here, which
has shown improvement in both subjective and objective parameters, may be used for
the management of patients suffering from HIV or AIDS.
Keywords
herpes zoster - HIV-AIDS - ARV drugs - immunodeficiency -
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