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Treatments of Psoriasis Occurred After Acute Tonsillitis: Four Case Reports
Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2015, v.36 no.3, pp.125-133
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(2015). Treatments of Psoriasis Occurred After Acute Tonsillitis: Four Case Reports. Journal of Korean Medicine, 36(3), 125-133.
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Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to present four case reports on the treatments of psoriasis initiated after acute tonsillitis. Methods: We administered herbal medicine to four patients who showed psoriasis symptoms after acute tonsillitis and evaluated the results by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI). Results: After the treatment all four patients showed improvements in PASI. PASI of patient 1 changed from 27.7 to 1.8; patient 2 from 19.8 to 0.4; patient 3 from 28.8 to 0; patient 4 from 6.9 to 0. Conclusions: The results suggest that herbal medicine can be an effective treatment for psoriasis of which the occurrence is related to acute tonsillitis
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- psoriasis, skin disease, acute tonsillitis, PASI
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