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http://dx.doi.org/10.6114/jkood.2017.30.3.239

Five Cases of Severe Alopecia Areata Treated with Gagamhwajung-hwan  

Choi, Seung-Bum (Balmers's Oriental Medicine Clinic)
Kang, Jeong-A (Balmers's Oriental Medicine Clinic)
Lee, Jung-Hwan (Balmers's Oriental Medicine Clinic)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology / v.30, no.3, 2017 , pp. 239-249 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the effectiveness of Gagamhwajung-hwan in five severe alopecia areata patients. Methods : This case study was conducted for five severe alopecia areata patients who visited Korean Medicine Clinic. Herbal medicine(Gagamhwajung-hwan) was prescribed to all five patients. Improvements of patients were evaluated by photographs and SALT(Severity of alopecia tool) scale. Results : According to photographs, hair loss of each patient was completely improved. SALT scale was also decreased in all five patients. Conclusions : This study shows the possibility of using Gagamhwajung-hwan to treat severe alopecia areata.
Keywords
Alopecia areata; Hwajung-hwan;
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