Two Attenuated Cases of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Treated by Oriental Internal Medicine

한방처치를 통한 Methicillin내성 포도구균 감염의 음성화 및 약독화 2례

  • Ko, Chang-Nam (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kangnam Korean Hospital, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yun, Sung-Woo (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kangnam Korean Hospital, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Sung-Wook (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kangnam Korean Hospital, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Hyung-Chel (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kangnam Korean Hospital, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Wook (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kangnam Korean Hospital, Kyung Hee University)
  • 고창남 (강남경희한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤성우 (강남경희한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박성욱 (강남경희한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이형철 (강남경희한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이상욱 (강남경희한방병원 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2002.06.30

Abstract

These cases were performed on the bases of clinical consideration about patients who had Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infection. One patient was a 67-years-old women who had sequela of inter cranial hemorrhage & inter ventricular hemorrhage, hypertention, urinary tract infection and pneumonia. Clinical symptoms were intermittent fever, sputum, Lt. side hemiparesis and dysphagia. She was chronic, repeated infection state. It could be regarded as "unpreparedness of the spirit which animates and controls the universe; 正氣虛", the oriental term which indicates a condition of chronic disease or general weakness. According to the oriental medicine principle, oriental medicine was taken such as Wunggunza-tang(六君子湯) and the patient had taken a turn for the better. After 3 months, MRSA infection diappeared. The other patient was a 43-years-old women who had Both brain stem infarction, Lt. cerebellar infarction, hypercholesterolemia, urinary tract infection and pneumonia, Clinical symptoms were quadriplegia, dysphagia(levin tube insert state), aphasia, respiration disorder(tracheostomy cannular keep state) and sputum. She was chronic, repeated infection state. It could be regarded as "unpreparedness of spleen energy, unpreparedness of both energy and blood; 脾氣虛, 氣血兩虛", the oriental term which indicates a condition of chronic disease or immunodeficiency. According to the oriental medicine principle, oriental medicine was taken such as Bojungyggi-tang(補中益氣湯), Palmul-tang(八物湯) and the patient had taken a turn for the better. After I month, MRSA was turned into Escherichia coli.

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