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Recovery of an Elderly Kwashiorkor Patient by Korean Medicine: A Case Report
Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2021, v.42 no.1, pp.129-135
https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.21010
(Daejeon University)
(Daejeon University)
(Daejeon University)
Jeon,
C.
, Kim,
S.
, &
(2021). Recovery of an Elderly Kwashiorkor Patient by Korean Medicine: A Case Report. Journal of Korean Medicine, 42(1), 129-135, https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.21010
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Objectives: The present study reports case of an elderly kwashiorkor patient who was treated with Korean Medicine. Methods: A 68-year-old female patient with weight loss, general weakness, chills, anorexia, and dizziness after over 100 episodes of diarrhea visited the hospital. Blood tests showed hypoalbuminemia and anemia, and ultrasonography revealed fatty liver disease. The patient was diagnosed with kwashiorkor, and her symptom differentiation was Yang deficiency followed by Both Qi-Blood deficiency. Sayeok-Tang, Soshiho-Tang, Insamyangyeong-Tang, and Gongjin-Dan, herbal drugs, were given to the patient during 40 days of hospitalization. Results: After 40 days of hospitalization, her symptoms were reduced, and the blood test results improved. Conclusion: This case presents the therapeutic potential of Korean medicine in the treatment of kwashiorkor.
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- Kwashiorkor, Protein-energy malnutrition, Korean medicine, Case report
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