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A case report of generalized morphea treated with herbal medication and moxibustion

Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2015, v.36 no.4, pp.103-110










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Abstract

A 56-year-old Korean female patient developed generalized morphea over three months. We focused on imbalance of the neuroendocrine-immune axis, mainly using Jiawei-Renshengyangrong-tang and Jiawei-Siqi-tang. Moxibustion on LU9 was conducted for skin symptoms. The patient’s modified localized scleroderma skin severity index score decreased from 22 to 6 over 22 weeks of treatment and to 4 during a 3-month follow-up. Her verbal rating scale score for general symptoms decreased from 17 to 1 during the 22-week treatment.

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Key Words : Herbal medication, Morphea, Moxibustion, Scleroderma


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