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KMID : 0363320220430061255
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2022 Volume.43 No. 6 p.1255 ~ p.1263
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Guillain-Barree Syndrome-like Neurological Symptoms after COVID-19 Vaccination Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine: A Case Report
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Oh Hyeon-Muk
Son Chang-Gue
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Abstract
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Objective:To report a clinical case of Guillain-Barre? syndrome-like neurological symptoms, including limb weakness, phantosmia, and nausea/vomiting after COVID-19 vaccination (AstraZeneca) that was improved by traditional Korean medicine (TKM) treatment.
Methods:A 73-year-old male complained of extreme limb weakness, severe phantosmia, and nausea/vomiting after COVID-19 vaccination. No abnormalities had appeared in various radiological and laboratory tests, but the symptoms had continued to worsen for three months before visiting our clinic.
Results:The patient was diagnosed with neurological complications suspicious of Guillain-Barre? syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination. The patient was treated with acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal drugs (Banhabakchulchunma-tang), and nasal inhalation therapy with Aquilariae Lignum. Three weeks after Korean medicine treatment, his neurological symptoms had improved. Nausea/vomiting and phantosmia continued to show improvement, and muscle strength was gradually recovered in both lower limbs.
Conclusion:Traditional Korean medicine could be a choice for the treatment of neurological complications after COVID-19 vaccination.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, vaccine, Guillain-Barree syndrome, phantosmia, case report
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