• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.215-220
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• 2015

Objective : The patient presented with a week history of orange-eryhtematous follicular hyperkeratotic papules in facial and skull part.Methods : Korean medicinePalMul-tang八物湯 was used and Aroma ointment and Retinoid lotion were used together.Results : After 6 months therapy, she experienced remarkable improvement of symptoms.Conclusions : Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP) is belong to 'Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP) is belong to 'Honyoja狐尿刺'in Korean medicine, and we can expect a relatively good treatment effect.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.263-283
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• 1997

The study has been carried out to investigate of the Contact dermatitis by referring to 37 literature. The results were as follows; 1. In oriental medical science, Contact dermatitis is belong to the cartegory of the 'Chilchang(漆瘡)', 'Honyoja(狐尿刺)', 'Bunhwachang(粉花瘡)', 'Goyakpoong(膏藥風)', 'Matongsun(馬桶癬)'. 2. The cause of a disease is combination of internal factor-the weak of skin or the constitutional factor and external factor-the toxic substance. When the toxic substance contacts skin, pathologial change-stagnation of vital energy and blood(氣血鬱滯)-appears, and after the stagnation of vital energy and blood change heat(化火熱). 3. The symptom of a disease is topical itching, burning pain, erythematous papule, vesicle etc in skin in the acute state and itching, pachyderma, lichenification etc in skin in the chronic state. The symptom is differentiated to wind-heat(風熱) syndrom, damp-heat(濕熱) syndrom, toxic heat(熱毒) syndrom in the acute state and blood dryness(血燥) sydrom in the chronic state. 4. The treatment-methodes is as follow ; Until chung dynasty(淸代) the greater part of treatment is externl treatment The present age in china use together internal treatment and external treatment, in the acute state use method of remove heat(淸熱), remove wind(祛風), remove damp(利濕), detoxicating(解毒), remove heat from blood(凉血), in the chronic state use method of remove wind(祛風) and nourishing the blood(養血).