A Case of a Patient with Pain & Cold sensation in the Left Upper Segment due to Thrombotic Occlusion of Lt. Brachial Artery

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  • Yang, Jung-yun (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Park, Min-jeong (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Mi-rim (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Mun, Sang-Kwan (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Jung, Woo-sang (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kwon, Seung-won (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Ki-ho (Dept. of Clinical Korean medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate school, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 양정윤 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 박민정 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 이미림 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 권승원 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 조기호 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실)
  • Published : 2017.11.01

Abstract

A case of a 47-year-old male patient with Lt.hand pain & cold sensation due to Thrombotic occlusion of Lt. brachial a. is presented. He was treated with acupuncture, electroacupuncture and herbal medicine - 桂枝茯苓丸(Gyejibongnyeong-hwan, Keishibukuryo-gan). We used NRS of pain and Digital Infrared Thermal Image(DITI) to evaluate the progress. After 11days of treatment, there were notable improvement in pain scale, DITI. Korean medical treatment may be effective in treating thrombotic occlusion.

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