• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.671-676
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• 2000

Pleural effusion is a state, retention of a mount of liquid in pleural cavity. Main causes of pleural effusion is Congestive Heart Failure that is caused by left ventricular heart failure. And that of Congestive heart failure is caused by increase of pleural capillary pressure or remain of effusion in pleural cavity. Bilateral venous pressure of pleura make worse pleural effusion and one way of venous pressure of that bring out pleural effusion. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of oriental treatment for pleural effusion is caused by heart failure. One woman of 86 years old complained the symptom of general weakness, dyspnea, flank pain, anorexia, insomnia, coughing, secretion mixed blood. The symptom is caused by effusion that is brought out acute pneumonia, heart failure. At the time of Admission, in the diagnosis of Admission, in the diagnosis of Hyuneum(懸飮) she had taken Kungha-tang hap pleurisy-bang,(芎夏湯合助膜炎方), so improved dyspnea, flank pain, insomnia, coughing. In views of examination, decrease of heart failure' s symptom and pleural effusion. After 13days of admission, she had taken palmul-tang.(八物湯). As a conseguence of that, the symptom of general weakness. anorexia is improved and she was discharged.