KMID : 0878220220340040081
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine 2022 Volume.34 No. 4 p.81 ~ p.88
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An Adult Case of Painful Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Treated with Galgeunhaegi-tang
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Chae Soo-Yeon
Park Seong-Sik
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Abstract
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Objectives The purpose of this case study is to report the improvement of hand foot and mouth disease after using Galgeunhaegi-tang
Methods A Taeumin patient suffering from painful hand foot and mouth disease was treated with herb medicine Galgeunhaegi-tang, acupuncture and cupping therapy. Rhei radix et rhizoma was added or removed from herb medicine according to patient¡¯s stool condition. Severity of pain and general symptom was measured using Numerical Rating Scale(NRS), and the picture of patient¡¯s hand and foot was taken.
Results & Conclusions After taking Galgeunhaegi-tang, symptoms including pain, rash, blisters, and general conditions improved as patient¡¯s stool condition improved from constipation to normal. In conclusion, this case report shows that Galgeunhaegi-tang can be effective to Taeumin hand foot and mouth disease patients.
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KEYWORD
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Taeumin, Galgeunhaegi-tang, Hand foot and mouth disease
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