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A Case Report of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treated with Warm Needling

온침으로 호전된 항암화학요법 유발 말초신경병증 치험 1례

  • Yoon, Jee-Hyun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Park, Su Bin (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Lee, Jee Young (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Kim, Eun Hye (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Yoon, Seong Woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
  • 윤지현 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 박수빈 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 이지영 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 김은혜 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 윤성우 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과)
  • Received : 2021.04.07
  • Accepted : 2021.05.27
  • Published : 2021.05.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to report the effects of warm needling in a patient with cancer who had chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Methods: A 46-year-old Korean female outpatient diagnosed with malignant ovarian cancer was treated with warm needling therapy on the foot acupuncture points for CIPN. Neuropathic symptoms and quality of life were assessed using the numeric rating scale (NRS) and the functional assessment of cancer therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group neurotoxicity (FACT/GOG-NTX) score. Results: After 6 months of treatment, the patient showed a reduction in the severity of CIPN symptoms and an improvement in the quality of life, although the severity of symptoms fluctuated as the patient underwent chemotherapy sessions. Conclusion: This study suggests that warm needling may be an effective treatment for CIPN.

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본 연구는 보건복지부의 재원으로 한국보건산업진흥원의 보건의료기술연구개발사업 지원에 의하여 이루어진 것임(HF20C0038).

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