Asthmatic Bronchitis
Asthma Vipin Chandran•Gender: Male•Age: 50 years (Adult)• Chronicity: 6 years
Presenting Complaints & History
- Loose rattling cough with thick phlegm
- Wheezing and chest tightness
- Shortness of breath worse lying down (orthopnoea)
- Great weakness during breathing difficulty
Clinical Assessment
A 50-year-old bank officer from Chavakkad presenting with asthmatic bronchitis. Severe aggravation during the monsoon and winter months in Kerala. He had been taking bronchodilator pills and expectorants, which caused hand tremors and palpitations.
Diagnostic Investigations: Auscultation revealing bilateral coarse crepitations and rhonchi.
Homeopathic Therapeutics & Management
Antimonium Tartaricum was indicated for the loud rattling of mucus in the chest with inability to expectorate, while Natrum Sulphuricum addressed damp-weather bronchial irritation.
Selected Constitutional Remedies: Antimonium Tartaricum and Natrum Sulphuricum
Lifestyle & Nutritional Support
Avoid sleeping directly under the fan; perform daily light chest physiotherapy (tapping); drink warm herbal tea.
Clinical Outcome
Follow-up Period: 10 months- Rattling of mucus and cough reduced within 2 weeks
- Palpitations resolved as bronchodilator pills were tapered off by Month 2
- Chest auscultation clear with zero crepitations by Month 4
- Remained healthy throughout the rainy season at 10 months
✓Medically reviewed by Dr. Navaneeth K. Unni
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