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http://dx.doi.org/10.15432/JKTO.2017.22.2.025

A Case Report of Chemotherapy-induced Stomatitis Clinically Improved by Acupuncture Treatment  

Cho, Na-kyung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Lee, Yu-Ri (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Choi, Hong-sic (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Kim, Kyung-soon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Kim, Seung-Mo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
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Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology / v.22, no.2, 2017 , pp. 25-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This case report presents improvement after receiving acupuncture treatment for a chemotherapy-induced stomatitis. Methods: The patient was treated for 6 times with acupuncture. And effects of treatments were measured with the World Health Organization (WHO) oral toxicity scale and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: The clinical symptoms of the stomatitis were improved that WHO oral toxicity scale decreased from grade 4 to grade 0 and Visual Analogue Scale decreased from 7 to 2 after treated with acupuncture. Conclusions: In this study, acupuncture might be effective way to cure the cancer patient suffering from chemotherapy-induced stomatitis.
Keywords
Stomatitis; Chemotherapy; Acupuncture;
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