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A Case Report on a Patient with Night Sweats Treated with an External Korean Medical Treatment

도한(盜汗)환자의 외치(外治) 치험 1례

  • Hong, Sang-hoon (Dept. of internal Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Park, Sang-eun (Dept. of internal Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University)
  • 홍상훈 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방내과) ;
  • 박상은 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방내과)
  • Received : 2020.11.25
  • Accepted : 2020.12.17
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

Objective: The case study assessed the possibility of improving symptoms by external treatment in a patient complaining of night sweats who could not take oral herbal medicine. Methods: Chinensis galla, Ostreae concha, and Cinnabaris were mixed in a 2:1:1 ratio and applied to CV8 before the patient went to bed. The treatment was removed upon waking and repeated every night. If itchiness and skin redness occurred, the position was changed to 2-3 cm up or down from the navel or application was changed to once every two days. Results: The external treatment eliminated the symptoms of sweating in the arms, legs, chest, and abdomen and reduced sweating in the occipital and neck areas. The sweating was improved to the extent that it no longer interfered with daily life. Conclusions: This case study shows the possibility of using external treatments rather than herbal medicine to treat night sweats.

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