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A Case Report of Sweating and Palpitation due to Chemotherapy for Cancer in a Soeumin Patient with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

원발성 중추신경계 림프종으로 항암화학요법 후 발생한 자한, 심계정충을 호소하는 소음인 치험 1례

  • Lee, Seul (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Yongjae (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jeongyun (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • 이슬 (부산대학교 한방병원 사상체질과) ;
  • 이용재 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 이정윤 (부산대학교 한방병원 사상체질과)
  • Received : 2019.07.01
  • Accepted : 2019.07.01
  • Published : 2019.06.30

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this case study was to report improvements of a Soeumin patient with sweating and palpitation after chemotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma by diagnosing and treating as Yang Depletion Symptomatology. Methods The Soeumin patient was administered Bojungikgi-tang and treated with acupuncture. Global assessment scale (GAS) was used to assess the improvements of symptoms. Results Sweating was improved to GAS 20 and palpitation was gone away after using Sasang constitutional medicine treatment. Conclusions This study shows that Sasang constitutional medicine can be effective treatment for side effects caused by chemotherapy for cancer.

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Figure 1. Anterior view and lateral view of full-length (2018-11-02)

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Figure 2. Anterior and lateral view of face (2018-11-02)

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Figure 3. Changes of sweating and palpitation

Table 1. The Records of Patients' Image Examination and Medication

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Table 2. The Prescription of each Herbal Medicine

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