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KMID : 1123920140280050565
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2014 Volume.28 No. 5 p.565 ~ p.570
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Case Report of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treated with Korean Medicine
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Lee Ji-Hye
Park Hye-Lim
Lee Hye-Yun
Cho Min-Kyoung
Hong Mi-Na
Han Chang-Woo
Choi Jun-Yong
Park Seong-Ha
Kwon Jung-Nam
Lee In
Hong Jin-Woo
Kim So-Yeon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to report a clinical case of a patient with CIPN (Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy) successfully treated with Korean medicine interventions including acupuncture, herbal medicine and moxibustion. The patient is a female with CIPN who was diagnosed with ascending colon cancer and suffering from paresthesia of extremities after chemotherapy of platinum compounds. The patient was treated mainly with electroacupuncture (Ex-LE 10), indirect moxibustion and herbal medicine (Ucha-Shinki-hwan granule). The clinical outcomes were measured by NCI CTCAE grade, EORTC QLQ-C30 (CIPN20) scale and patient’s assessment of symptoms. In this case, the NCI CTCAE grade was improved from II to I. The scores of global health status and functional scale in QLQ-C30 were increased and symptom scale was decreased. Especially, this case shows a noticeable decrease in sensory scale in QLQ-CIPN20. In patient’s general assessment, the scale was changed from 10 to 5. Korean medical interventions including acupuncture, herbal medicine and moxibustion could potentially be an effective treatment for CIPN if further researches are conducted.
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KEYWORD
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CIPN, cancer, acupuncture, oxaliplatin, herbal medicine, moxibustion
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