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A Case Study of Two Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Patients

알코올성 간경변증 환자에 대한 치험 2례

  • Bae, Jung-han (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Joo, Seong-hee (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • An, So-yeon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jang, Eun-gyeong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Young-chul (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Jang-hoon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 배정한 (경희대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 주성희 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 안소연 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 장은경 (경희대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 김영철 (경희대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 이장훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.03.19
  • Accepted : 2018.05.28
  • Published : 2018.05.30
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Abstract

Objectives: To observe the treatment progress of two patients diagnosed with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Methods: We closely observed two patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis who had visited the Department of Hepato-hemopoietic System, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital in 2017. They were treated with Chungganhaeju-tang and auricular acupuncture, and we evaluated the changes in their general conditions and laboratory tests. Results: In the first case, the patient underwent continuous drinking despite the treatment, and the laboratory tests showed exacerbation. During the treatment, the patient stopped drinking for one week, and both clinical symptoms and laboratory tests were slightly improved. However, overall, there were no substantial improvements. In the second case, clinical symptoms and laboratory tests were markedly improved as the patient took herbal medicine and was treated with auricular acupuncture combined with abstinence from drinking. Conclusion: Two patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis were observed with the treatment of Chungganhaeju-tang and auricular acupuncture. A patient with continuous drinking showed no improvements while a patient with abstinence from drinking showed substantial improvements in both clinical symptoms and laboratory tests.

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