A 35 year old, male patient comes with a chief complaint of jaundice.
He had soreness and stitching pain in the region of liver. He had a severe pain in lower angle of the right shoulder blade. He also had fever with chills.
Patient told his urine was dark yellow and stool was pale in colour.
On examination, tongue was coated thick yellow.
The patient had marked desire for warm water.
He was given Chelidonium 30 to which he responded very well.
His pain subsided within 48 hours and fever also came under control. Jaundice was also treated well.
| Male, 35 years | ||
| Tests | Pre-treatment | Post - treatment |
| Urine Bile Salts | + 3 | Absent |
| S. Bilirubin (Direct) | 0.8 mg/dL | 0.1 mg/dL |
| S. Bilirubin (Indirect) | 1 mg/dL | 0.8 mg/dL |
| S. Bilirubin (Total) | 1.8 mg/dL | 0.9 mg/dL |
| SGOT | 83 IU/L | 45 U/L |
| SGPT | 96 IU/L | 63 U/L |
