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http://dx.doi.org/10.6114/jkood.2017.30.3.201

A Clinical Experience of Dermatitis suspected Chronic Arsenic Intoxication  

Kang, Byung-Soo (Dept. of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Choi, Jeong-Hwa (Dept. of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Park, Soo-Yeon (Dept. of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jung, Min-Yeong (Dept. of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Jong-Han (Dept. of Opthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology / v.30, no.3, 2017 , pp. 201-210 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : To report the patient suspected chronic arsenic intoxication after Korean medicine treatment. Methods : One patient with highly suspected chronic arsenic intoxication was selected. He was suspected to be chronic arsenic intoxication because symptoms and hair heavy metals test. Acupuncture was applied for twice a day and herbal medicine(Pyeonghyeol-eum) was administered in 28 days. Evaluation method applied to xeroderma, pruritus, psoriasis were overall dry skin score(ODS), visual analogue scale(VAS), pruritus grading system(PGS). Results : Pyeonghyeol-eum, acupuncture and the other Korean medicine treatments improved xeroderma, pruritis, psoriasis after 28 days of treatment. ODS decreased from 3 to 2. VAS of Pruritus decreased from 8 to 1. PGS decreased from 15 to 4. Adverse effects were not reported. Conclusions : This study shows that the Korean medicine treatment was effective in impoving symptoms of chronic arsenic intoxication. But the additional study will be conducted for revealing dermatitis caused by chronic arsenic intoxication.
Keywords
Arsenic; Arsenic intoxication; Chronic arsenic intoxication; Heavy metal; Dermatitis;
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