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http://dx.doi.org/10.15188/kjopp.2015.12.29.6.517

Case Report about Korean and Western Medicine Treatments of a Stroke Patient with Chronic Diarrhea and Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhea  

Kim, Sae Won (Department of Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University)
Jang, Woo Seok (Department of Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.29, no.6, 2015 , pp. 517-522 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to report the clinical application of Korean and Western medicine on chronic diarrhea and Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea. Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea is usually triggered by using antibiotics. This patient also took some antibiotics and she started to suffer diarrhea diagnosed as chronic and Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea. She had suffered from diarrhea over 10 times per day. We checked changes of numbers, total volume of defecations and stool form. We treated the patient with acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and metronidazole. After treatment, diarrhea was stopped and the patient defecated normal form stool. According to this study, acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and metronidazole was effective for 1 case of stroke patient with chronic and Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea.
Keywords
Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea; Herbal Medicine; Metronidazole; Case Report;
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