A Review Study on Vranashopha With Special Reference to Early Stage Cellulitis

Vranashotha is the most encountered condition in Shalyatantra which has to be treated as early as possible to avoid further surgical intervention and complication. The definition of Shopha given by Acharya Sushruta is a localized swelling in part of the body involving Twak and Mamsa Dhatu which may be even or uneven, massive and knotty in consistency.[1] It is the prodromal stage of Vrana. The Samanya Lakshana are Gaurava (Heaviness), Anavasthitva (Mobile), Utsedha (Swelling), Ushama (Heat), Siratanutva (Increases vascular permeability), Romaharsha (Horripilation) and Vivarnata (Discoloration).[2] These organisms usually gain access through a wound or scratch or insect bite. The organisms on skin and its appendages gain entrance to dermis and multiply to cause Cellulitis.[3]