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ALLERGY & ITS GENETIC PROPAGATION

Following case histories (recorded at Dr. Bakshi’s Clinic) make an interesting reading in so far as they elucidate the concept of Allergy and its genetic propagation.

Case
No.

Name, Age & Card No.

Present Complaints

Past History

Family History

1

 Baby A. Khanna
Aged - 2 years
Card No.: 1802/97 		Pain in abdomen since childhood.
Repeated cough & cold for the past 3 months. Cold after every 15 days with nasal blockage.Pain in legs for the past 3 months. Small white patches on left thigh
from last few days 		Skin rashes, 3
months back. 		Maternal Grand Mother has joint pains & constipation.
Maternal Grand Father has Psoriasis (A skin disease).
Father has persistent sore throat.Mother has chronic constipation

2

 Ms. N. Kedia
Aged - 18 years
Card No.: 576/99 		Bodyache & recurrent backache since childhood. Repeated stomach upset with flatulence for the past 1½ years.Stools unsatisfactory. Easy tanning of skin especially over cheeks for the past 6 months. Burning with small eruptions on the affected area.Tendency to ring worm infection for the past few months. Had Sinusitis since childhood & took some treatment for that but stomach symptoms appeared after complete recovery from
Sinusitis 		Mother has bodyache &
Ulcerative colitis.
3 Ms. S.N.V.N.
Aged - 26 years
Card No.: 1726/97 		Asthma of 13-14 years duration. Attack every week for the past 2 months. Recurrent cough with phlegm & sneezing for the past 2 years. Cold appears once every month. No Symptoms Father has constipation.
Mausi has Migraine.
Brother has Asthma.
4 Ms. L. Dewan
Aged - 61 years
Card No.: 421/98 		Pain in joints for the past 25 years. Stiffness & swelling appear in affected joints especially in winters. Tendency for rashes for the past 11 years especially in summers with itching.Asthma for the past 10 years.Constipation of 7 Years standing. No Symptoms Father had skin rashes.
Mother was suffering from Arthritis.

These case histories substantiate the endogenic origin of allergy. They also show how allergy affects the person of all age groups & involves one system after the other, unless body's immunity is reinforced. So while one person in a family may have allergic manifestations in the form of recurrent cough & cold another may demonstrate a tendency to have allergic rashes in the summers or Arthritis during winters. The same allergy may manifest itself as Eczema or some form of gastric disorders.

This can be further explained with the help of this family, which was under our treatment: The first and second generation had a history of Arthritis. The 3rd generation did not suffer from Arthritis till the age of 50 years but suffered from other allergic symptoms all along. The 4th generation lady did not have any problem but when pregnancy diminished her body’s resistance - she developed pains all over her body. The 5th generation baby girl, however, experienced muscle pains right at the tender age of 5 years!