The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

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A Case Report of Symptomatic Character and Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia

섬유근통(fibromyalgia)의 병태와 진단을 위한 임상 1례 보고

  • Jeong, Tae-Young (Internal Department of Oriental medicine College, Daejeon University) ;
  • Cho, Jung-Hyo (Internal Department of Oriental medicine College, Daejeon University) ;
  • Park, Bong-Ky (Internal Department of Oriental medicine College, Daejeon University) ;
  • Son, Chang-Gue (Internal Department of Oriental medicine College, Daejeon University)
  • 정태영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 간장내과학교실) ;
  • 조정효 (대전대학교 한의과대학 간장내과학교실) ;
  • 박봉기 (대전대학교 한의과대학 간장내과학교실) ;
  • 손창규 (대전대학교 한의과대학 간장내과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.07.31
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Abstract

Objective: This report aimed to study fibromyalgia's diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses and its pathology from the viewpoint of oriental medicine. Method: We observed and diagnosed a female patient who complained of prolonged whole body pain, even several times hospitalized for treatment. Result: The patient's symptoms correspond with fibromyalgia and we ruled out other suspected diseases. Conclusion: Fibromyalgia is prone to be misdiagnosed because the patient has complicated symptoms such as various pains and chronic fatigue as well as depression unexplained by medical tests. Furthermore, the symptoms often never disappear completely, although it isn't progressive or life-threatening, and can be improved. So accumulation of data and analysis from the viewpoint of oriental medicine is necessary for development of oriental medical standard treatment.

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