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Case Report of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treated with Korean Medicine  

Lee, Ji Hye (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Park, Hye Lim (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Lee, Hye Yun (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Cho, Min Kyoung (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Hong, Mi Na (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Han, Chang Woo (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Choi, Jun Yong (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Park, Seong Ha (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kwon, Jung Nam (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Lee, In (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Hong, Jin Woo (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, So Yeon (Department of Korean Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.28, no.5, 2014 , pp. 565-570 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to report a clinical case of a patient with CIPN (Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy) successfully treated with Korean medicine interventions including acupuncture, herbal medicine and moxibustion. The patient is a female with CIPN who was diagnosed with ascending colon cancer and suffering from paresthesia of extremities after chemotherapy of platinum compounds. The patient was treated mainly with electroacupuncture (Ex-LE 10), indirect moxibustion and herbal medicine (Ucha-Shinki-hwan granule). The clinical outcomes were measured by NCI CTCAE grade, EORTC QLQ-C30 (CIPN20) scale and patient's assessment of symptoms. In this case, the NCI CTCAE grade was improved from II to I. The scores of global health status and functional scale in QLQ-C30 were increased and symptom scale was decreased. Especially, this case shows a noticeable decrease in sensory scale in QLQ-CIPN20. In patient's general assessment, the scale was changed from 10 to 5. Korean medical interventions including acupuncture, herbal medicine and moxibustion could potentially be an effective treatment for CIPN if further researches are conducted.
Keywords
CIPN; cancer; acupuncture; oxaliplatin; herbal medicine; moxibustion;
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