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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2021.34.2.157

A Case Report of Genital Ulcer Treated by Korean Traditional Medicine  

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)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.34, no.2, 2021 , pp. 157-170 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Genital Ulcer; Korean Traditional Medicine; Vulvodynia; Genital Pruritus;
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