Two case studies of Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Ramsay Hunt syndrome 환자에 대한 證例報告

  • Kwon, Kang (Department of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University) ;
  • Park, Young-Hwan (Department of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
  • 권강 (상지대학교 부속한방병원 외관과학교실) ;
  • 박영환 (상지대학교 부속한방병원 외관과학교실)
  • Published : 20011200

Abstract

Background: Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a disease that cause faical palsy, ear pain, ear vesicle, tinnitus, hardness of hearing by geniculate ganglion herpes. Ramsay Hunt syndrome could be taken two sides view of herpes zoster and facial palsy. In traditional oriental medicine Ramsay Hunt syndrome could be diagnosed as heat and dryness syndromes. Object: These studies are clinical observations about two Ramsay Hunt syndrome patient cases that is recovered under the treatment by herbal-acupuncture therapy and moxibustion. Methods: For treatment in acute state, acupuncture therapy was used and in convalescent stage, herbal acupuncture therapy and moxibustion therapy were used. For diagnosis system, House-Brackmann system, Yanagihara's system used as diagnosis scales. Result&Conclusion: The results as follows. 1. Generally, to treat Ramsay Hunt syndrome, it is knwon that from invasion of virus to period of first effect a short term bring about good result, but in these two cases, though a long term. considerable effect was braught out. 2. In treating two cases, herbal acupuncture therapys what are called CF, JSD were used. satisfactory results was produced.

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