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        <journal-title>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Materia Novum</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2583-4398</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">MNH110002</article-id>
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        <article-title>An Evidence Based Case Study Of Hepatitis B Infection</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kundu</surname>
            <given-names>Prof.Dr.T. K.</given-names>
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      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-07">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>07</day>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <elocation-id>6</elocation-id>
      <abstract>
        <p>Hepatitis B is systemic infection caused by hepatitis B virus with major 
pathology caused in liver and transmitted usually by parenteral route1. Spectrum of disease asymptomatic 
antigenemia chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepato cellular cancer; early phase often associated with 
continued symptoms of hepatitis, elaveted aminotransferase levels, presence in serum of HBe Ag and 
HBV DNA, and presence in liver of replicative form of HBV, later phase in some of patients may be 
associated with clinical 
and biochemical improvement, disappearance of HBe ag and HBV DNA and appearance of anti-HBe Ag 
in serum, and integration of HBV DNA into host hepatocyte genome2. In convetional line of treatment 
the cost for management is upto 3-4 lacs per annum but it is not affordable for everyone. A pilot case 
study was conducted in Motiwala homoeopathic medical college OPD, with the objective to reduce the 
viral load with homoeopathic medicine and also to study cost effectiveness of homoeopathic management 
in hepatitis B infection. The case was treated with Lachesis, a homoeopathic medicine reported here. This 
case shows the efficacy of medicine in both subjective and objective parameters without conventional 
medicine intervention. 
Materials and methods: A case is taken from homeopathic medical college OPD and prescribed on 
basis of totality of symptom according to law of similia. 
Result: In a period of 1 year the viral load of patient decreased from 1, 65, 00,000 to 4, 39, 372. Total 
cost expenditure over 1 year was 130 Rs. (INR). Homeopathic Medicine is the cost effective management 
for reduction of viral load in Hepatitis B infection. 
Conclusion: Homeopathic Medicine is the cost effective management for reduction of viral load in 
Hepatitis B infection.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Hepatitis B</kwd>
        <kwd>viral load</kwd>
        <kwd>homeopathic medicine</kwd>
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