The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Bronchiectasis and Pneumonia in an Elderly Patient Treated through Paeong(肺癰)

기관지확장증과 폐렴이 병발한 고령의 환자를 폐옹(肺癰)으로 변증(辨證)한 치험 1례(例)

  • Hang, Seung-Hea (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Won (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Chul (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Woo, Sung-Ho (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Son, Ji-Hyung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Young (Depart. of Internal Medicine, Joonghwa Hospital of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Gyu-Dong (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Seo, Ho-Seok (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Ho (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Jeong, Byeong-Ju (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center)
  • 한승혜 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 김진원 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 김병철 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 우성호 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 손지형 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
  • 이지영 (중앙한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 황규동 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 서호석 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 김용호 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 정병주 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과)
  • Published : 2005.09.30
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Abstract

As age distributions of developed countries grow increasingly top-heavy with elderly, instances of bronchiectasis and pneumonia increase. An elderly patient was diagnosed with pneumonia by radiational examination, which showed pound glass opacity in the right middle lobe. Also, he was diagnosed with bronchiectasis in the honeycomb-like recticular area of the right lower lobe. He said that he was suffering from a cough, phlegm and general weakness. He was treated by oriental medicine treatment exclusively, through herbal medicine and acupuncture therapy. Yukmijihwabg-Tang(六味地黃湯), Gamijinhae-Tang(加味鎭咳湯), and Samchulbobi-Tang(參朮補脾湯) As a result, symptoms of cough phlegm and general weakness improved considerably. These results suggest that oriental medicine treatment is effective in improving quality of life fer chronic respiratory patients.

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