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KMID : 1129720200370030183
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2020 Volume.37 No. 3 p.183 ~ p.190
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Remissions of Crohn’s Disease at Onset and Relapse Using Herbal Medicine: A Case Report
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Lee Byung-Hee
Won Ji-Yoon
Park Jae-Rang
Lee Hyang-Sook
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Abstract
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This case report details two remissions at onset and relapse after 4 years each with Korean herbal medicine treatment in a 33-year-old male patient diagnosed as Crohn’s disease (CD) by clinical and colonoscopic examination. He presented bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain, and his symptoms were persistent even with usual Western medications, so he was offered surgery and biologics. He was then given Sayeok-Tang for 8 months and remission was induced. Four years later he had a relapse and this time he was given Banha-Sasim-Tang, and Baekduong-Ga-Gamcho-Agyo-Tang, based on pattern changes with intense symptom monitoring. Clinical and endoscopic remission was confirmed after 4 months of herbal medicine treatment and no adverse events were reported. This case report shows that individualized Korean herbal medicine treatment has the potential for induction of remission of CD and further research is warranted.
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KEYWORD
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Crohn’s disease, pattern identification, herbal medicine, remission
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