Hyperkeratosis

A corn (also termed as clavus) is a thickening of the skin due to intermittent pressure and frictional forces. These forces result in hyperkeratosis, clinically and histologically. The extensive thickening of the skin in a corn may result in chronic pain, particularly in the forefoot. It is not a viral, bacterial or fungal disease. Corn consist of thickened layers of skin that the body has formed as a barrier to protect the skin and its inner layers from outside pressures. The first signs are generally sore, tender areas on the toes which if ignored quickly developed into corns. A majority of corns are caused as a result of the footwear a person is wearing. Here we are treating the case of Corn with the homoeopathic similimum on the basis of totality of symptoms. The case was treated with Antimonium Crudum. The Prescriber has given homoeopathic similimum. The remedy was antimonium crudum.