The Journal of Korean Oriental Chronic Disease (대한한방성인병학회지)

The Korean Oriental Chronic Disease (대한한방성인병학회)
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A Case Report of Integrated Medicine Therapy about Scrub typhus Patient

쯔쯔가무시병 환자 동서협진 치험 1례

  • Heo, Hong (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Son, Yoon-Jung (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Beom-Joon (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Rho, Byoung-Wan (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Rhy, Jae-Hwan (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • So, Hyung-Jin (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 허홍 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실 동서협진실) ;
  • 손윤정 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실 동서협진실) ;
  • 이범준 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실 동서협진실) ;
  • 노병완 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실 동서협진실) ;
  • 류재환 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실 동서협진실) ;
  • 소형진 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실 동서협진실)
  • Published : 2005.12.31
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Abstract

Scrub typhus is a acute febrile illness by Orientia tsutsugamushi that is endemic in Asian-Pacific areas. It is characterized by fever, rash, eschar, lymphadenopathy. Therapy with Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Chloramphenicol is currently recommended. Here we report a case of tsutsugamushi disease in a 66 year old man had fever, nausea, vommitting, dyspnea, who was successfully treated with East-West intergrative medicine therapy - Antibiotics therapy and Korean traditional medicine(Sasang medicine and acupuncture treatment) - and symptoms improved.

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