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KMID : 0363320200410061265
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 6 p.1265 ~ p.1273
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Treatment of Dizziness with Polycythemia Vera by Korean Medicine: Case Report
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Kim Na-Yeon
Yoon Mi-Jung
Cho Na-Kyung
Choi Hong-Sic
Kim Seung-Mo
Kim Kyung-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: Patients with polycythemia vera can experience many symptoms, including dizziness, headache, and fatigue, caused by a high red blood cell mass and blood viscosity. Some symptoms persist even after appropriate treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Korean medicine on dizziness following polycythemia vera treatment.
Methods: A patient diagnosed with polycythemia vera was treated with Korean medicine, including pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, and herbal medicine. We used a numeral rating scale (NRS) and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) to observe the effects of the treatment.
Results: After treatment, the hematocrit and hemoglobin increased to within normal range, and the NRS scores for dizziness and fatigue, subjective discomfort, and DHI scores decreased compared with the preadmission values.
Conclusions: This report shows that Korean medicine helped to relieve dizziness in a patient with polycythemia vera. However, we need further studies to establish treatment regimens for polycythemia vera symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Korean medicine, polycythemia vera, dizziness, fatigue, herbal medicine, Kamiondam-tang
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