The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회지)

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A Case Report of Genital Ulcer Treated by Korean Traditional Medicine

한방치료를 통해 호전된 외음부궤양 1례 증례보고

  • Park, Nam-Gyeong (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Gyu-Tae (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Min-Young (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jung, Hyun-Jae (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Heo, Jin-Young (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Seung-Hyeok (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hwang, Deok-Sang (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Moo (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Hoon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jang, Jun-Bock (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 박남경 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 김규태 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 최민영 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정현재 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 허진영 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 박승혁 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 황덕상 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이진무 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이창훈 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 장준복 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.15
  • Accepted : 2021.05.28
  • Published : 2021.05.28
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report the improvement of vulvodynia and genital pruritus caused by unidentified genital ulcer after Korean medicine treatment. Methods: The patient who complained vulvodynia and genital pruritus caused by unidentified genital ulcers was treated by acupuncture, moxibustion, fumigation, and herbal medicine as Eunhwasagan-tang, Guibi-tang-gami-bang for 5 days. The effect of treatment was evaluated by Numeral Rating Scale (NRS), The 5 level of EuroQol 5 Dimension scale (EQ-5D-5L), EuroQol-Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS). Results: After the treatment, the chief complaint and general conditions were improved. NRS was decreased from 8 to 3 and scores of EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS were increased from 0.416, 10 to 0.904, 80 each. Conclusion: This study shows that the skin lesion, vulvodynia, and pruitus caused by genital ulcer was improved after the Korean traditional treatment and it can be effective medical alternatives or options for genital ulcer patients.

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