DD SERIES: AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF AMAVATA, AMAPRADOSHA, AMAVISHA & AMAVATIKA-JWARA (RHEUMATIC FEVER)
AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF AMAVATA, AMAPRADOSHA, AMAVISHA & AMAVATIKA-JWARA (RHEUMATIC FEVER) No. BHEDAKATVA {D/D POINTS} AMAVATA AMAPRADOSHA AMAVISHA AMAVATIKA JWARA {RHEUMATIC FEVER} 1 Sandarbha/ Vyadhitva Not established in Brihat- trayi, Acharya Madhav (700 AD) described first as a separate disease Acharya Charaka has given description of Amapradosha in matrashitiya adhyaya of vimanasthana. Acharya Charaka mentioned Aamavisha while describing Dandalasaka in vimanasthana and grahani adhyaya in chikitsasthana. There is no direct reference of Amavatika jwara in Samhita. Rheumatic fever is clinical syndrome in which inflammation of the heart, joints, brain, and skin occurs. 2 Synonyms Aama-maruta Amadosha - Jwara, R...