Homeopathic treatment in patients with abscesses on the lower limbs
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ABSCESO, EXTREMIDAD INFERIOR, HOMEOPATÍA.; ABSCESS, LOWER EXTREMITY, HOMEOPATHY.Abstract
Introduction: skin infections are a frequent reason for consultation with specialists in Natural and Traditional Medicine, particularly in Cuba.
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment combined with conventional therapy in patients with abscesses on the lower limbs at the "Camilo Cienfuegos" Provincial General Hospital, during the 2021–2023 period.
Methods: two treatment groups were compared among 50 patients diagnosed with lower-limb abscesses who were admitted to the Orthopedics department: 25 patients received homeopathy plus conventional therapy, and 25 received conventional therapy alone.
Results: 34 % of the patients were between 50 and 59 years old, and 46 % were female. 58 % reported no underlying conditions, 52 % experienced moderate pain, and 46 % were in the abscess drainage phase. After 15 days, pain had resolved in 68 % of the group receiving homeopathy, and the abscess had healed in 72 % of that group, compared to 36 % in the control group.
Conclusions: in this series, the addition of homeopathy to conventional therapy was associated with a higher proportion of healed abscesses at 15 days. The open-label, unblinded design and the sample size preclude attributing this difference to the homeopathic remedy.
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