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KMID : 0363320200410020256
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 2 p.256 ~ p.266
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A Case Report of Lower Extremity Paresthesia with Polyneuropathy Treated with Traditional Korean Complex Treatment
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Lee Hyun-Ku
Kim Se-Won
Seo Yu-Na
Bae In-Hu
Park Ho-Jung
Cho Ki-Ho
Moon Sang-Kwan
Jung Woo-Sang
Kwon Seung-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: This report presents the case of a 21-year-old woman with lower extremity paresthesia in both feet due to polyneuropathy.
Methods: The patient was treated using a Korean traditional complex treatment approach that included herbal medication, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and moxibustion. We evaluated the improvements in the pain symptoms in both feet using the numeric rating scale (NRS); we also assessed for gait disturbance and used Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging (D.I.T.I.) to evaluate minute changes in body temperature in diseased areas.
Results: After administering the Korean traditional complex treatment, we observed a decrease in pain levels in both feet based on the NRS scores. We also observed improvements in gait disturbance and D.I.T.I.
Conclusions: This case showed that the use of a Korean traditional complex treatment approach, consisting of herbal medication, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, had a positive effect on decreasing polyneuropathy symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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polyneuropathy, lower extremity paresthesia, Yikgeebohyul-tang, moxibustion, Korean medicine, case report
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