Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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A Case Study on Hwabyung Patient with Flush face

면적(面赤)을 주소(住所)로 하는 화병(火病) 환자(患者) 1례(一例)에 대(對)한 임상고찰(臨床考察)

  • Kim, Hyun-Soo (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Jung, In-Chul (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ryong (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Daejeon University)
  • 김현수 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 정인철 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 이상룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실)
  • Accepted : 2006.04.26
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

Generally, Hwabyung is more common in older women, in low educational group. Many psychiatrists explain it as the illness originated from a series of psychological stresses. And they think that Hwabyung patients have somatization disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depression. But, many of oriental medical doctors explain it as symptoms having the character of fire. In this case, we described a 67-years old woman who diagnosed as Hwabyung. She complained flush face with surging feeling, headache, dizziness and depression, and her condition was improved through oriental medical treatment such as acupuncture and herbal medicine about 5 weeks.

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