AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF MORQUIO SYNDROME IN A PEDIATRIC PA-TIENT – A CASE STUDY

Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV, also known as Morquio syndrome, a rare hereditary disease of autosomal recessive storage that is a progressive disease that affects the skeleton. The affected person develops various skeletal abnormalities, including height, protruding chest, scoliosis, deformed knees, and curvature of both lower limbs, which may be in Kubjata. Kubjata is one of the Vataja Nanatmaja Vikara; this comes under Janmabala Pravrutta Vyadhi. In this case Abhyanga, Swedana, Mridu Virechana and Basti for 25 days along with a combination of oral medicines such as Trayodashanga guggulu-500 mg, Dashmool kwatha 20 ml, Shiva gutika 500 mg twice per day have been showing that Ayurvedic herbs along with Panchakarma, can play a major role in the management of Morquio syndrome to improve the quality of life and prognosis of the disease.