The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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A Case of Intractable Hiccup Treated with Paljung-san

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  • Sin, Won-Yong (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Young (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Hyun, Jin-Oh (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Yoon, Cheol-Ho (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lim, Seong-Woo (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Han, Chang-Ho (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Won-Chul (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Hyun, Min-Kyung (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 신원용 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 최은영 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 현진오 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤철호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 임성우 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 한창호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이원철 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 현민경 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.06.30
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Abstract

Hiccup is a common clinical symptom, and may be caused from over 100 medical origins. Generally hiccup happens temporarily, and continues only a few seconds or minutes, and is cured easily by physical methods or even by itself. But in some cases, hiccup is so refractory that patients may be tired and very troubled by it. At worst, it may cause death. Intractable hiccup is defined as hiccup persisting for more than 48 hours, and this appears in various diseases. Persistent hiccup is very difficult to treat by conventional methods. A 69-year-old man was admitted due to intractable hiccup without gastroenteral system abnormalities or peripheral nervous systemic involvement. So Paljung-san(八正散) was prescribed. The intensity and frequency of hiccup dramatically improved.

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