Review on “Ottapparu – an Account on Diabetic Abscess”

DOI:10.47223/IRJAY.2022.51216

Abstract

Prevalence of diabetes and its complications have been a burden to society from ancient times, in the present and will also be in the future unless proper measures are taken to prevent its manifestation. There have been an increasing number of deaths associated-amputation cases which are mainly caused by non healing wounds. Even with the latest technology and modern medicine with a highly trained medical team around, yet the majority of the diabetic ulcers end up with more or less amputation of the concerned major or minor part of the lower limb. However, the prameha nidana (etiology), samprapti (pathogenesis), poorva roopa (prodromal symptoms), lakshana (signs and symptoms), and chikitsa (treatments) are extensively mentioned in our classics, the area of prameha upadrava (complications) and its management is not sufficiently explored. In all of our samhitas, it is