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KMID : 1149220210290030147
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Korean Journal of Oriental Medical Prescription
2021 Volume.29 No. 3 p.147 ~ p.153
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Remission of ulcerative colitis with severe diarrhea by herbal medicine treatment: A case report
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Lee Byung-Hee
Won Ji-Yoon
Lee Hyang-Sook
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Abstract
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) with unknown etiopathogenesis. This case report details remission of UC induced by Korean herbal medicine treatment. A 31-year-old male patient diagnosed as UC after a series of examinations including endoscopy and fecal calprotectin (FC) test. He had severe bloody diarrhea over 10-20 times a day despite taking 5-aminosalicylic acid and steroid. He was given individualized Korean herbal medicine Dowha-tang according to pattern identification. After taking Dowha-tang for 7 months, clinical remission was achieved. The symptoms disappeared and FC level went down to normal level. No adverse events were reported. This case report shows that Korean herbal medicine treatment may have the potential for clinical remission of UC. Further investigation is warranted.
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KEYWORD
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Ulcerative colitis, Dowha-tang, clinical remission, case report
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