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Symptomatic COVID-19 positive and likely patients treated by homeopathic physicians - an Italian descriptive study

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  • SIMO - Società Italiana di Medicina Omeopatica

Abstract

In Italy most positive and probable COVID-19 patients are at home if their clinical situation is mild. A group of homeopathic physicians treated 50 patients.The study describes their hospitalization rate, clinical evolution, homeopathic medicines used and gives an updated picture of use, limitations and perspectives of classical homeopathy in COVID-19 extrahospital patients
Scienc communicaon to medical colleagues
Symptomac COVID-19 posive and likely paents treated by homeopathic physicians - an
Italian descripve study
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Sanità. COVID-19 Epidemic, National Update: 30 March 2020
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Inclusion criteria:
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All paents were symptomac and classied as COVID posive or highly probable; they were all
treated homeopathically in extra-hospital home isolaon regimen.
Under no circumstances, given the favourable clinical trend, was hospitalisaon necessary.
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Discussion and perspecves
06.
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0"'
$(
18 K7E,
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)(0$$)
)))'
interconnecon between paent and doctor$)(E
76"
$online medical consultaon,)
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0hospitalizaon rate $#)$'(
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Aessenal to collect data on the level of hospitalizaon and clinical course of all
paents in home isolaon for COVID-19.
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“The clinical manifestaons of COVID-19 are protean, which include asymptomac carrier, ARD,
and pneumonia of varying degrees of severity. First, asymptomac cases were diagnosed based on
posive viral nucleic acid test results, but without any COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever,
gastrointesnal, or respiratory symptoms, and no signi'cant abnormalies on chest radiograph,
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... Under no circumstances, because of good clinical practice, hospitalization was required. The hospitalization rate in this group of 50 patients treated homeopathically for COVID-19 was Zero (0) (Valeri, 2020). ...
... In Cuba, homeopathic medicine is an integral part of health care and was incorporated into the National Health System in 1992. At the beginning of the Covid-19 epidemic, in early April 2020, (Valeri, 2020). ...
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Among the seven human coronaviruses (HCoVs), SARS, MERS, and SARS-CoV2 caused the most severe illnesses. Although WHO recommended three vaccines against Covid-19, this does not guarantee complete protection against the human body. Since the virus constantly changes and infects people causing great suffering and death, we must protect ourselves by following specific hygiene rules. This study showed the effectiveness of Homeopathic Remedies as the alternative treatment for Covid-19. Samples (suspected and confirmed patients of Covid-19) were given homeopathic medicines, and the results were recorded. This study aims to demonstrate a global effort to control the coronavirus (COVID-19) through alternative therapies. National health systems should promptly endorse the efficacy of validated homeopathic treatments to treat the Covid-19 disease as alternative medicine.
... [45] In fact, instances from other countries (China, Iran, Italy) treating COVID-19 cases through homoeopathy and other alternative systems are reported or published in a scientific journal. [14,46,47] The Ebola experience demonstrated the feasibility of rigorously evaluating therapeutic measures during an epidemic. ...
... administration of the homeopathic medicines, a result similar to the study by Valeri et al, 12 with good recovery of all patients. ...
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... In our study, we found that Arsenicum album, Phosphorus, and Bryonia were the most prescribed medicines. It corroborated with the findings of physicians of Italy [23], though not a systematic study. Similar findings were reported by Michael et al. [24] regarding useful remedies. ...
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... In the current outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran, a group of patients' were treated with homeopathic medicines [160]. Another study was done in Italy in which a group of patients probable and positive of COVID-19 was treated with homeopathic medicines [161]. Based on the results of these studies, homeopathic medicines are suggested for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection [154]. ...
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The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) has quickly become a daunting challenge to global health. The ultraviolet radiations (UVR) A wavebands fall in the region of 320-400 nm of the solar spectrum and comprise about 95% of overall ultraviolet (UVs) approaching the biosphere. The UVA is extensively used in phototherapy systems, as a disinfectant, and in various skin-related conditions. This chapter aimed to address the reduction of coronavirus replication by direct application of phototherapy (UVA) in lungs and modulation of nitric oxide (NO) in skin cells following UVA exposures. This NO influx inside the bloodstream to deliver into the lungs endothelial cells where it goes to incur cytoprotection to alveolar lung cells. Moreover, it is also proposed for direct application of therapeutic doses of UVA light inside the lungs. It uses a fiberoptic adapter to modulate the production of NO in lung endothelial cells, which will diffuse into the bronchi and lungs to leave bronchodilatory and vasodilatory effects. How NO reduces inflammatory burst and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the lungs' alveolar cells is also discussed. Moreover, it is also proposed that UVA radiation application should be limited to physiological doses and applied every 4-8 h, with at least 24 h of therapy before reassessment. The treating physician should determine discontinuation of this direct UVA treatment into the lungs following observation of the patient's condition and the safety and efficacy of the treatment. This study will highlight and emphasize the importance of utilizing UVA radiation to control this epidemic.
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Objective: To construct and evaluate a diagnosis process for 2019-Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19). Methods: A continuous cohort of adults and adolescent (≥12 years) who screened COVID-19 was included in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 23 to February 3, 2020 in which cases were divided the test library and the verification library. Their gender, age, onset time were recorded. Take epidemiological history, fever, and the blood lymphocytes decline as clinical indicators, used CT to evaluate the possibility of COVID-19 and range of lung involvement. According to the current national standards, throat swabs of suspected cases were collected and the nucleic acid of COVID-19 was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The Xiangya process was constructed according to multi-index, compared with clinical indicators, CT results and national standards, the efficiency of detecting confirmed cases were verified in the test and verification library. Results: A continuous cohort of 382 adults who screened COVID-19 was included in which 261 cases were in the test library and 121 cases were in the verification library. In the 382 cases, 192 were males (50.3%) and 190 were females (49.7%), with a median age of 35 years (range: 15-92 years). There were 183 cases (47.9%) with epidemiological history, 275 cases (72.0%) with fever, 212 cases (55.5%) with decreased hemolytic lymphocytes, CT positive 114 cases (29.8%), 43 cases (11.3%) with positive CT-COVID-19, and 30 cases (7.9%) with positive throat swab nucleic acid. Compared with clinical indicators, the sensitivity and specificity of CT were 0.950 and 0.704, respectively. The accuracy of CT to make a definite diagnosis was higher than that of epidemiological history, fever, and blood lymph count decline (0.809 vs 0.660, 0.532, 0.596, P=0.001, 0.002, 0.003, respectively). The sensitivity of this process and the program recommended by the Health Commission all were high (all were 1.000) , and the specificity and accuracy of the process were higher than the program recommended by the Health Commission (0.872 vs 0.765, 0.778 vs 0.592, both P<0.001). The CT-COVID-19 would have reduced the missed diagnosis rate caused by false negative of nucleic acid test (31 vs 64, difference rate 51.6%), the positive rate of nucleic acid test was 64.5% (20/31). In validation library, the specificity and accuracy of the Xiangya process was 0.967, the positive rate of nucleic acid test was 76.9% (10/13). Conclusions: The Xiangya process can predict the nucleic acid test results of COVID-19 well, and can be applied as a reliable basis for confirmed cases detection in adults and adolescent (≥12 years) in areas other than Hubei during the epidemic period of COVID-19. The cohort size needs to be increased for further validation.
Restoration of leukomonocyte counts is associated with viral clearance in COVID-19 hospitalized patients. medRxiv
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