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KMID : 0363620070280040013
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2007 Volume.28 No. 4 p.13 ~ p.17
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A Clinical Report of Adult Acute Viral Hepatitis Type A Treated with Herbal Prescriptions
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Son Chang-Gue
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Abstract
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Owing to improvement of socioeconomic status during recent decades in Korea, incidence of hepatitis A has rapidly decreased, especially among children. However, this status has paradoxically caused a steady increase of adult patients with HAV infection, causing new medical issues associated with aggravated clinical symptoms. The present study reports an adult case of acute viral hepatitis type A treated with oriental medicine. The elevated biochemical findings(AST, ALT, gamma-GTP, bilirubin), physical symptoms (general weakness, nausea, right flank pain, itching sign), and serological makers (anti-HAV IgM and anti-HAV IgG) were normalized within four weeks. Also, sonographic examination showed a normal pattern on an enlarged liver image. This study informed us about the clinical capacity of oriental medicine for adult patients with acute viral hepatitis type A.
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KEYWORD
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Hepatitis, hepatitis type A, oriental medicine, herbs
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