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KMID : 0363420100240010057
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2010 Volume.24 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.64
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A Case Report of Polyarticular Type Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis(JIA) Patient Ineffective Response to DMARDs and NSAIDs
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Yoo Chang-Kil
Lee Yun-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study is to examine case that has an significant result on treating Polyarticular Type Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis(JIA) the patient who did not response to DMARDs and NSAIDs with oriental medicine. JIA is the most common form of persistent arthritis in children before age 16. The symptoms of JIA is pain and edema of joints, fever, lethargy, reduced physical activity, and poor appetite. But the symptoms vary.
Methods: The patient felt pain and had limitation of mobility on his joints, but the DMARDs and NSAIDs were not effective. Therefore, he was treated with oriental medicine and withdrew from DMARDs and NSAIDs. The patient took DMARDs and NSAIDs from May 2007 to November 2008(He did not took DMARDs and NSAIDs from December 2007 to June 2008), and took oriental medicine from November 2008 until now.
Results: The patient’s pain and limited mobility on his joints, edema, morning stiffness, fatigue was gone, and could maintain the condition. He doesn’t have DMARDs or any other western medicine anymore.
Conclusions: This study shows that a Polyarticular Type Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis patient who had ineffective response to DMARDs and NSAIDs can reach to the clinical remission by oriental medicine treatment. His morning stiffness, fatigue, pain of joints, edema was gone and ESR was in normal range with Oriental medicine treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Polyarticular Type Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Oriental Medicine
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