Dr. Raja Singla, Dr. Harish Yadav, Dr. Anjali Kamboj
Vol. 17, Jan-Jun 2024
Abstract:
Sjögren’s syndrome, characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of salivary and lacrimal glands leading to glandular fibrosis and exocrine failure with Clinical manifestations of keratoconjunctivitis sicca, resulting from inadequate lubrication due to inflammatory infiltration of lacrimal glands, and xerostomia, manifesting as a dry mouth. In Ayurveda patient’s symptomatic representation can be correlated with vataadhkiya vatarakta. In the present case report, a 50-year-old female Lucy Chaudhary from Noida, Uttar Pradesh with complaints of dry eyes, dry mouth and pain in multiple joints with generalized weakness for the past three years. Previously she had taken allopathic treatment, but she did not have any relief. The patient was managed with Panchkarma procedures including Matra Basti and Akshi Tarpan for 16 days with an interval of 8 days. The therapy got its effective results in treating Sjögren's syndrome which depicts that Ayurveda therapeutic protocols can be successfully adopted in the case of Sjögren's syndrome.