Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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The clinical study on chronic bacterial prostatitis

만성 전립선염에 대한 임상적 고찰 -만성 세균성 전립선염 2예를 중심으로-

  • Cho, Chung-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 조충식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신계내과교실)
  • Accepted : 2006.12.20
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the clinical effects of herb medicine and acupuncture therapy on chronic bacterial prostatitis. Method : A clinical observation was made on two patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis diagnosed with DNA analysis. They were treated with herb medicine and acupuncture therapy. Before and after treatment we measured National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index(NIH-CPSI) and WBC counts on expressed prostatic secretion(EPS). Results : According to DNA analysis, Streptococcus mitis and Veillonella was proved to be the cause for chronic bacterial prostatitis for each patients. After treatment, NIH-CPSI score improved from severe to mild, and WBC counts on EPS decreased considerably from many to under 10. Conclusion : The present result suggest that oriental medical therapy has effect on chronic bacterial prostatitis. Further clinical study about chronic bacterial prostatitis, and research on herbal medicine sensitive to each bacterium causing chronic bacterial prostatitis is needed.

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