The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)
- Volume 16 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-8
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- 2002
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- 1226-8038(pISSN)
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- 2287-9463(eISSN)
Treatment effects of Sympathicotomy and Clinical study by Oriental medicine On 10-20 years old Hyperhidrosis patients
10대 다한증 환자의 수술 치료후 만족도 조사와 한의학적(韓醫學的) 임상고찰(臨床考察)
- Jung, Hee-Jae (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
- Cho, Kyu-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
- Kim, Duk-Kon (Department of Oriental Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Medical Center)
- Published : 2002.08.15
Abstract
Back ground: The purpose of this study was to examine the patient's satisfaction of Sympathicotomy and clinical observation by Oriental medicine. Methods: We studied 93 hyperhidrosis patients after Sympathicotomy. They were treated on East-West Hyperhidrosis Clinic, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, from October 1999 to February 2002. Resurt and Conclusion: The most patients were satisfied with treatment effects of Sympathicotomy and there were few side effects. The only complain was compensatory sweating. Sympathicotomy can be recommended as a useful treatment for hyperhidrosis. Clinical study by Oriental medicine on hyperhidrosis patients was showed that hyperhidrosis could be observed at Taeeumin, Soyangin and Soeumin. We can find the new treatment of compensatory sweating, by Sasang Constitutional Medicine and Oriental diagnosis.
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