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KMID : 1123920130270060823
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2013 Volume.27 No. 6 p.823 ~ p.826
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End Stage Renal Disease caused by IgA Nephropathy : One Case Report
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Jeong Jong-Jin
Sun Seung-Ho
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Abstract
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This case is to report the effect of renal function of chronic kidney disease(CKD) caused by IgA nephropathy. A 37-year-old man visited a Korean medicine hospital, who has been diagnosed with end stage renal disease(ESRD), 5 stage of CKD, caused by IgA nephropathy, has had no improvement of western medical treatment, and wanted to be treated using Korean medicine before renal transplantation. The decrease of creatinine value, the increase of glomerular filtration rate(GFR), and the decrease of CKD stage (5 to 4) was observed after combination treatment of Ikkigeonbiisuhwalhyeoltang and saam acupuncture was applied. This case report is suggested that combination treatment of acupuncture and herbal medicine could be effective to renal function of CKD in spite of a single case
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KEYWORD
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chronic kidney disease(CKD), end stage renal disease(ESRD), Ikkigeonbiisuhwalhyeoltang, saam acupuncture
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