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http://dx.doi.org/10.13048/jkm.15025

Treatments of Psoriasis Occurred After Acute Tonsillitis: Four Case Reports  

Yang, Jieun (Gangnam Dongyak Korean Medical Clinic)
Lee, Kihoon (Gangnam Dongyak Korean Medical Clinic)
Chang, Gyu Tae (Department of Pediatrics. College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine / v.36, no.3, 2015 , pp. 126-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to present four case reports on the treatments of psoriasis initiated after acute tonsillitis. Methods: We administered herbal medicine to four patients who showed psoriasis symptoms after acute tonsillitis and evaluated the results by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI). Results: After the treatment all four patients showed improvements in PASI. PASI of patient 1 changed from 27.7 to 1.8; patient 2 from 19.8 to 0.4; patient 3 from 28.8 to 0; patient 4 from 6.9 to 0. Conclusions: The results suggest that herbal medicine can be an effective treatment for psoriasis of which the occurrence is related to acute tonsillitis.
Keywords
psoriasis; skin disease; acute tonsillitis; PASI;
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