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KMID : 0363320160370050855
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2016 Volume.37 No. 5 p.855 ~ p.862
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A Case Report of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Dysphagia Caused by Ingestion of Detergent
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Kim Young-Ji
Park Jeong-Su
Sung Hyun-Kyung
Lee Ju-Ah
Kim Dam-Hui
Go Ho-Yeon
Kong Kyung-Whan
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Abstract
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The recent increased interest in hygiene has led to the use of a variety of detergents everyday life. Accordingly, accidents
occur frequently, but proper precautions or treatments have not yet been established for these occasions. The patient in this case had accidentally ingested basic detergent, after mistaking it for a drink. This had caused acid reflux swallowing distress. Treatment in a western medical hospital had resulted in improvement in inflammation, as observed with an esophageal endoscopy test, but the patient still found it almost impossible to drink or eat. Following treatment with herbal medicine and acupuncture, the patient's food intake increased and the pain and dysphagia were diminished. We cannot generalize based only on this one case study, so further studies are needed.
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KEYWORD
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detergent, gastroesophageal reflux disease, dysphagia, Korean medicine, case report
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