The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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A Case Report of Patient Suffering from Cough and Dyspnea after Lung Transplantation Treated with Complex Korean Medicine

기침 및 호흡곤란을 호소하는 폐 이식 환자의 복합 한방 치험 1례

  • Seyeon Lee (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kibeom Ku (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Mariah Kim (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Irang Nam (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Minhwa Kim (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Changwoo Han (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • In Lee (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Jinwoo Hong (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Jungnam Kwon (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Soyeon Kim (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Youngju Yun (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Sojung Park (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Junyong Choi (Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2023.09.21
  • Accepted : 2023.11.03
  • Published : 2023.10.30
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Abstract

We report the case of a lung transplantation patient whose cough and dyspnea symptoms improved after receiving complex Korean medicine treatment. Lung transplantation provides a solution to many end-stage patients with lung disease who are refractory to conventional treatment, but the five-year survival rate of lung transplantation remains around 50%, and even surviving patients suffer from side effects, including infection, respiratory difficulty, and gastrointestinal problems. A 66-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease was advised to undergo lung transplantation surgery when she suffered from dyspnea and failing respiratory symptoms after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and contracting pneumonia. Approximately five months after receiving a bilateral lung transplantation operation, she experienced acute pulmonary thromboembolism, and even after receiving anticoagulation therapy, she still struggled with cough and respiratory difficulty. After she received complex Korean medicine treatments, including herbal medicine, cupping therapy, and electrical moxibustion, we observed a decrease in inflammation, alleviation of symptoms such as cough and dyspnea, and improvement of pulmonary function and exercise capacity.

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이 과제는 부산대학교 기본연구지원사업(2년)에 의하여 연구되었음.

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