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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2016.37.5.726

A Case Report of Adolescent Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) with Obesity  

Kang, Kyung-rae (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Lee, Min-su (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jung, You-jin (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Choi, A-ryun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Han, Dong-geun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kang, Ah-hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Song, Woo-sub (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Lee, Hyung-chul (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
Um, Guk-hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Gang-nam Ja-Seng Korean Medicine Hospital)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.37, no.5, 2016 , pp. 726-732 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: To report the clinical effect of Korean medicine treatment in an adolescent patient diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with obesity. Methods: The patient was treated from July 9th, 2014 to August 7th, 2014. He was taking Saenggangeonbi-tang (生肝建脾湯) during the treatment period. He also undertook regular exercise and regulated his diet to reduce body weight. Results: The patient’s AST, ALT, and GGT levels were significantly decreased. Total cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL levels were also decreased, and HDL level was increased. His body weight and body mass index (BMI) were decreased. Conclusions: The results suggest that Saenggangeonbi-tang with exercise and regulated diet could be an effective treatment for adolescent NAFLD with obesity in clinics.
Keywords
adolescent; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); obesity; Saenggangeonbi-tang;
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