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A Case Report of Postherpetic Neuralgia Treated with Kyung Hee Gongjin-dan and Hyangbujapalmul-tang-gagam

경희공진단과 향부자팔물군자탕가감으로 호전된 대상포진 후 신경통 치험 1례

  • Jeon, Gyu-Ri (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Yim, Tae-Bin (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Hwang, Ye-Chae (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Heo, Hye-Min (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Seung-Yeon (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Park, Seong-Uk (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Ko, Chang-Nam (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Park, Jung-Mi (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
  • 전규리 (강동경희대학교병원 뇌신경센터 한방내과) ;
  • 임태빈 (강동경희대학교병원 뇌신경센터 한방내과) ;
  • 황예채 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 허혜민 (경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 조승연 (강동경희대학교병원 뇌신경센터 한방내과) ;
  • 박성욱 (강동경희대학교병원 뇌신경센터 한방내과) ;
  • 고창남 (강동경희대학교병원 뇌신경센터 한방내과) ;
  • 박정미 (강동경희대학교병원 뇌신경센터 한방내과)
  • Received : 2022.09.16
  • Accepted : 2022.11.02
  • Published : 2022.10.30
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Abstract

The most common definition of postherpetic neuralgia is the presence of pain more than a month after the onset of the eruption of zoster. This case report suggests the effect of Korean medicine on postherpetic neuralgia. An 85-year-old male patient with postherpetic neuralgia was treated with a combination of Korean medical remedies. Kyung Hee Gongjin-dan and Hyangbujapalmul-tang-gagam were applied for 23 days. The Numerical Rating Scale was used to measure pain intensity. The Barthel Index and Beck Depression Inventory were used for the functional assessment and depression evaluation, respectively. After treatment, the patient's pain intensity decreased. Additionally, the patient's independence increased during activity, and the severity of their depression decreased. Thus, this case suggests that a combination of Korean medicine treatments might be effective for postherpetic neuralgia. In particular, it shows that Kyung Hee Gongjin-dan and Hyangbujapalmul-tang-gagam can be therapeutic options in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.

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