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Vol.2 , No. 4, Publication Date: Jul. 29, 2015, Page: 37-41
| [1] | Arsheed Iqbal, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [2] | Afroza Jan, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [3] | Huma , RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [4] | Arjumand Shah, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [5] | Zahood Ahmad, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [6] | Naquibul Islam, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [7] | Mohammad Naime, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [8] | M. A. Wajid, RRIUM, NaseemBagh Faculty of Medicine, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [9] | Sheikh Tariq, JLNM Hospital, Department of plastic surgery, Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
| [10] | Imran Nazir Salroo, Govt Medical College, Department of Radiology Kashmir University, Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
According to Greek classical books leech therapy is the best way to overcome chronic inflammatory conditions. It has been proved that intervention causes reduction in oedema, pain and conjunction. Keloids were described by Egyptian surgeons around 1700BC. Alibert called the Keloid first cancroids and later cheloide. Keloid usually grows beyond the borders of the original wound in claw-like growths and can develop after acne, body piercings, burns, laceration, surgical wounds etc. The aim of present study was to assess the effect of leech therapy in resolving the Keloid without surgical intervention and to avoid the scar formation and recurrence. The present study has been conducted at Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar, to evaluate the Keloid resolving activity by the bioactive substances present in the leech saliva. The study has proved very effective by giving the Hirudotherapy to a young female patient with post traumatic Keloid above the knee joint, The Keloid was completely resolved and leaving the skin surface very smooth without scar formation .there was no recurrence of Keloid even after one year of post leech therapy follow ups.
Keywords
Keloid, Hirudotherapy, Bioactivity Substances, Leech
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