• Dr. Nandini R
• Dr. Hemantkumar v patil

Psoriasis is a common long lasting auto-immune skin disease. Guttate psoriasis accounts for less than 30% of all total cases of psoriasis and is more common in children and adolescents than adults. Patients present with several, small “drop-like” pinkish –red scaly lesions with Itching. In Ayurveda all types of skin diseases are included under the heading of Kushtha. Kitibhakustha is one of the types of the Kshudra-Kushtha which is having Lakshanas like Shyava, Kina, Khara Sparsha, Parushyam. In Ayureda Kitibha kushta can be compared with Guttae psoriasis as most of the clinical features of kitibha kustha resembles with that of Guttae psoriasis. So , here a case of Guttea Psoriasis is successfully treated with Ayurvedic line of treatment Shodhana and shamana chikitsa in the dept of Kayachikitsa at Poornima Ayurvedic medical college,Hospital and Research centre, Raichur.

Guttate psoriasis, Kshudrakushta, Kitibhakustha, , Shodana, Shamana,

"AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF GUTTAE PSORIASIS – A CASE REPORT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.g261-g268, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402635.pdf

"AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF GUTTAE PSORIASIS – A CASE REPORT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppg261-g268, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402635.pdf