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A Case Report of a Patient with Chemotherapy-induced Leukopenia Treated with Acupuncture

항암화학요법으로 인한 백혈구감소증 환자의 침 치료 증례 보고

  • Choi, Jin-yong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Cho, Jae-hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Bae, Go-eun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Shim, So-hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Seo, Hee-jeong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Jun-yong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Jung-nam (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, In (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Jin-woo (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Yun, Young-ju (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-ha (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, So-yeon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Han, Chang-woo (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
  • 최진용 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 조재현 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 배고은 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 심소현 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 서희정 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 최준용 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 권정남 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이인 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 홍진우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 윤영주 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 박성하 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김소연 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 한창우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2017.09.05
  • Accepted : 2017.10.26
  • Published : 2017.10.30
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Abstract

Leukopenia is a commonly encountered adverse event experienced by cancer patients. It can cause serious infections and delays in chemotherapy. We describe a case of leukopenia induced by colon cancer chemotherapy. After acupuncture treatment, the patient showed improvement in the leukopenia and completed the scheduled chemotherapy without delay or additional administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Therefore, acupuncture may have a substantial benefit for treatment of leukopenia in this patient.

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