Health Condition 1: L49-L54- Urticaria and erythema Health Condition 2: L50- Urticaria Health Condition 3: L00-L99- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Dr Swetha V
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients diagnosed with Shitapitta, Udarda, or Kotha according to diagnostic features (nidana, lakshana, dosha predominance). 2.Willingness to provide informed consent. 3.Willingness to undergo nasal or throat swab collection.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Recent antibiotic use (within 14 days prior to sampling). 2.Immunocompromised patients (HIV, ongoing chemotherapy). 3.Patients with known autoimmune disease. 4.Patients unwilling to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients diagnosed with Shitapitta, Udarda, or Kotha who show positive nasal and/or throat swab culture for Staphylococcus aureus and/or Streptococcus pyogenes, and comparison of positivity rates between Shitapitta, Udarda and Kotha.Timepoint: at baseline (after culture testing for enrolled patients) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between bacterial carriage & Ayurvedic diagnostic features.Timepoint: at baseline;Clinical differences in disease expression between culture-positive & culture-negative patients.Timepoint: at baseline (after culture result);Risk factors or demographic variables influencing bacterial carriage.Timepoint: at baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSwetha V
Amrita viswavidyapeetham
Outcome results
None listed