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http://dx.doi.org/10.6114/jkood.2015.28.4.208

Treatment of psoriasis who have functional gastrointestinal disorder : Two Case Reports  

Lee, Ki-Hoon (Gangnam Dongyak Korean Medical Clinic)
Yang, Ji-Eun (Gangnam Dongyak Korean Medical Clinic)
Gyu-Tae, Chang (Department of Pediatrics, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology / v.28, no.4, 2015 , pp. 208-214 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study is to present two case reports on the treatments of psoriasis who has functional gastrointestinal disorder.Methods : We administered herbal medicine to two patients who showed psoriasis with functional gastrointestinal disorder and evaluated the results by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI).Results : After the treatment two patients showed improvements in PASI. PASI of patient 1 changed from 8.8 to 0.8; patient 2 from 7.0 to 0.2Conclusions : The results suggest that herbal medicine can be an effective treatment for psoriasis who has functional gastrointestinal disorder.
Keywords
functional gastrointestinal disorder; psoriasis; herbal medicine; skin disease; PASI;
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