The Journal of Korean Oriental Chronic Disease (대한한방성인병학회지)

The Korean Oriental Chronic Disease (대한한방성인병학회)
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A Case Study of a Taeumin Stroke Patient with Edema

부종(浮腫)이 발생한 태음인(太陰人) 중풍환자(中風患者)의 조위승청탕(調胃升淸湯) 합(合) 건율제조탕 치험 1례

  • Ham, Tong-Il (Department of Sasang Constitution Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Kyung (Department of Sasang Constitution Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Ko, Byung-Hee (Department of Sasang Constitution Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Choi, Kyung-Ju (Department of Sasang Constitution Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 함통일 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이수경 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 고병희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 최경주 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Published : 2005.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives It is the case study of a critically ill patient with cerebral infarction and acute edematous change at femur due to a hematoma, of whom taken care with herb medicine according to the diagnosis of SCM(Sasang Constitutional Medicine). Methods The syndrome of the patient was diagnosed as a superficial disease of Taeumin. So after the on-set of the femoral edema, Jowiseungchung-tang added Castanea mollissima(Gunyul) and Maladera castanea(Jejo) was used. And we checked the change of the circumferencial size her thigh and followed up the sonography. Results and conclusions The therapy was significantly effective, and the edema was rapidly absorbed. The circumferential size was 83cm at on-set time, but got smaller to 57cm almost same to the healthy side of her thigh, and there was no more hematoma or systemic hemorrhagic sign on the body.

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