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KMID : 1123920150290060517
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2015 Volume.29 No. 6 p.517 ~ p.522
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Case Report about Korean and Western Medicine Treatments of a Stroke Patient with Chronic Diarrhea and Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhea
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Kim Sae-Won
Chang Woo-Seok
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Abstract
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The objective of this study is to report the clinical application of Korean and Western medicine on chronic diarrhea and Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea. Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea is usually triggered by using antibiotics. This patient also took some antibiotics and she started to suffer diarrhea diagnosed as chronic and Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea. She had suffered from diarrhea over 10 times per day. We checked changes of numbers, total volume of defecations and stool form. We treated the patient with acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and metronidazole. After treatment, diarrhea was stopped and the patient defecated normal form stool. According to this study, acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and metronidazole was effective for 1 case of stroke patient with chronic and Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea.
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KEYWORD
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Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea, Herbal Medicine, Metronidazole, Case Report
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