KMID : 1138520140170020080
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture 2014 Volume.17 No. 2 p.80 ~ p.83
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Kaposi's Varicelliform Eruption in Atopic Dermatitis treated with Korean medicine
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Lee Dong-Jin
Kwon Kang Sun Seung-Ho Seo Hyung-Sik
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Abstract
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Objectives: This case report is to present a complete recovery from Kaposi¡¯s varicelliform eruption (KVE) that occurred in a patient with atopic dermatitis by applying Korean Medicine therapies.
Methods: Hwangyeonhaedoktang pharmacopuncture (HP), 0.3 mL, and 25% bee venom pharmacopuncture (BVP), 0.1 mL, were injected, 0.2 mL each, at both BL13 acupoints once a day in the morning. Acupuncture was applied at Sama Upper, Middle and Lower of the Master Tung acupuncture points and at ST44 on the left lateral for 30 minutes twice a day. The affected face was gauze dressed with mixture of 2.0 mL HP and 1.0 mL 25% BVP with 20 mL of normal saline twice a day. Herbal Medicine, Seungmagalgeuntang, was administered three times a day after each meal.
Results: Rashes and papules on the face were completely cleared after 10 days of treatments.
Conclusion: KVE, an acute and urgent dermatitis, can be effectively treated with Korean medicine.
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KEYWORD
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atopic dermatitis, bee venom pharmacopuncture, eczema herpeticum, herbal medicine, hwangyeonhaedoktang pharmacopuncture, Kaposi¡¯s varicelliform eruption
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