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KMID : 0363320230440051101
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2023 Volume.44 No. 5 p.1101 ~ p.1108
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A Case Report of Patient Suffering from Cough and Dyspnea after Lung Transplantation Treated with Complex Korean Medicine
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Lee Se-Yeon
Ku Ki-Beom
Kim Mariah
Nam I-Rang
Kim Min-Hwa
Han Chang-Woo
Lee In
Hong Jin-Woo
Kwon Jung-Nam
Kim So-Yeon
Yun Young-Ju
Park So-Jung
Choi Jun-Yong
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Abstract
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We report the case of a lung transplantation patient whose cough and dyspnea symptoms improved after receiving complex Korean medicine treatment. Lung transplantation provides a solution to many end-stage patients with lung disease who are refractory to conventional treatment, but the five-year survival rate of lung transplantation remains around 50%, and even surviving patients suffer from side effects, including infection, respiratory difficulty, and gastrointestinal problems. A 66-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease was advised to undergo lung transplantation surgery when she suffered from dyspnea and failing respiratory symptoms after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and contracting pneumonia. Approximately five months after receiving a bilateral lung transplantation operation, she experienced acute pulmonary thromboembolism, and even after receiving anticoagulation therapy, she still struggled with cough and respiratory difficulty. After she received complex Korean medicine treatments, including herbal medicine, cupping therapy, and electrical moxibustion, we observed a decrease in inflammation, alleviation of symptoms such as cough and dyspnea, and improvement of pulmonary function and exercise capacity.
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KEYWORD
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lung transplantation, cough, dyspnea, Korean medicine, herbal medicine
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