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KMID : 0363320200410030487
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 3 p.487 ~ p.493
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A Case Report of Cough in a Patient with Metastasis to Lung Improved by Korean Medicine
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Cho Na-Kyung
Yoon Mi-Jung
Choi Hong-Sik
Kim Seung-Mo
Kim Kyung-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This case report aimed to present the effect of Korean medicine therapies, including Sikyungbanga-tang, on cough in a breast cancer patient with metastasis to the lung.
Methods: The patient was treated for 48 days with Sikyungbanga-tang and Saengmaek-san to control cough and other symptoms. To assess the changes in the symptoms and the patient’s quality of life, the numeric rating scale (NRS), the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), and the EORTC quality of life questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) were used.
Results: Following treatment with herbal medicine, the clinical symptoms and quality of life improved. Moreover, the patient’s cough did not recur even one month later.
Conclusions: This case report demonstrates that Korean herbal medicine, including Sikyungbanga-tang, may be effective in treating cough in breast cancer patient with metastasis to the lung. However, further research is needed to confirm these findings.
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KEYWORD
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cough, Sikyungbanga-tang, Korean medicine, case report
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