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A Case Report of Non-cardiac Chest Pain in a Non-erosive Reflux Disease Patient Treated with Beewha-eum

비화음으로 호전된 비미란성 역류질환(Non-erosive Reflux Disease) 환자의 비심인성 흉통(Non-cardiac chest pain) 치험 1례

  • Jun, Hye-jin (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Kim, Keum-ji (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Min-ji (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ko, Seok-jae (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Park, Jae-woo (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
  • 전혜진 (강동경희대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김금지 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 조민지 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 고석재 (강동경희대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 박재우 (강동경희대학교 한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2020.10.22
  • Accepted : 2020.12.15
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the effectiveness of Korean medicine (Beewha-eum) on the treatment of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) in a patient with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD). Methods: The patient was diagnosed with a spleen-stomach weakness pattern identified by Korean medicine and was treated with herbal medicine (Beewha-eum). The severity of symptoms was assessed with a numerical rating scale (NRS) for chest pain, self-reported dyspepsia degree (%), Korean gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (KGSRS), gastrointestinal symptom score (GIS), and Functional Dyspepsia-Quality of Life(FD-QOL) score. Results: After Beewha-eum treatment, the severity of chest pain was decreased from NRS 8 to NRS 0 and the self-reported dyspepsia degree also decreased from 100% to 65%. The KGSRS score was decreased from 49 to 35, the GIS score was also decreased from 16 to 9, and the FD-QOL score was increased from 20 to 25. Conclusions: The study findings suggested that Korean medical treatment with Beewha-eum could be an effective option for treating NCCP in patients with NERD.

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