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Case Report: Korean Medicine Treatment for a Patient Complaining of Hot Flashes after COVID-19 Infection

Covid-19 감염 이후 상열감을 호소하는 환자에 대한 한의 치험 1례

  • Hye-min Heo (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kyeong-hwa Lee (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kyeong-hwa Heo (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ye-chae Hwang (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seung-yeon Cho (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jung-mi Park (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chang-nam Ko (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seong-uk Park (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 허혜민 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 이경화 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 허경화 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 황예채 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 조승연 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 박정미 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 고창남 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 박성욱 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실)
  • Received : 2023.04.07
  • Accepted : 2023.05.23
  • Published : 2023.05.30
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Abstract

This study reported a case of hot flashes in a patient after coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. The patient in this case was hospitalized for eight days and improved after the administration of Korean medicine, mainly Yangkyuksanwha-tang. We evaluated the patient's subjective discomfort daily, and the patient kept a diary of hot flashes every day. After treatment, the degree and frequency of hot flashes were greatly improved and continued two weeks after discharge. In addition, the accompanying hyperhidrosis improved from Grade 2 to Grade 0. This study suggests that Korean medicine might be effective in combating the hot flashes of soyangin-type patients.

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