Article: AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SECRETORY PITUITARY MICROADENOMA: A CASE STUDY

Article Category: Case Reports

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.130476

Pages: 5-6

Author: Nimisha OP *, Shaiju Krishnan P

Abstract: Prolactinomas are the most common hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma and more frequently occur in females than males. A 35-year-old female patient had c/o milky discharge from the nipple of the breast, headache, and irregular menstrual periods for one year. She has consulted an obstetrics doctor and has taken modern medicine, and she had found some improvement in the starting phase of the treatment, but there has been no progress in that condition for the last six months. So, she has planned to take Ayurveda treatment for the same. The patient was subjected to an Ayurvedic management protocol, including Snehapana, Virechana, and Nasya, for seven days, followed by Shamana Chikitsa for six months. The clinical presentation of this case points towards the diagnosis of Granthi in Ayurveda.

Keyword: Prolactinoma, Snehapana, Nasya, Virechana, Granthi