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A Case Report of Korean Medicine Treatment of a Lung Cancer Patient with Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

편평상피세포 폐암 환자의 항암화학요법에 의해 유발된 말초신경병증에 대한 한방치험 1례

  • Kim, Kyun Ha (National Clinical Research Center for Korean Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Min-hwa (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Heo, Gi-yoon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Chan (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Cho, Im-hak (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kang, Hee-kyung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, So-yeon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-ha (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Yun, Young-ju (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, In (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Han, Chang-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Jin-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Jung-nam (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Yong (National Clinical Research Center for Korean Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
  • 김균하 (부산대학교 한방병원 한의약임상연구센터) ;
  • 김민화 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 허기윤 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이찬 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 조임학 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 강희경 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김소연 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 박성하 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 윤영주 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이인 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 한창우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 홍진우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 권정남 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 최준용 (부산대학교 한방병원 한의약임상연구센터)
  • Received : 2021.11.23
  • Accepted : 2021.12.17
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Korean medicine on a squamous cell lung cancer patient with chemotherapy induction peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). A 61-year old male patient, who had received 4 cycles of chemotherapy after lung surgery from squamous cell lung cancer, was treated with acupuncture and herbal medicines, including Uchasingi-hwan and Samchilchoongcho-capsule, to control CIPN and dyspnea on exertion. The degree of pain was assessed by a numeric rating scale (NRS). After receiving acupuncture and herbal medicines, the NRS score for CIPN symptoms was reduced from 4 to 1 and the NRS score for dyspnea on exertion decreased from 3 to less than 1. Korean medicine could therefore be useful in reducing peripheral neuropathy occurring after chemotherapy and dyspnea after lobectomy.

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본 연구는 2020년도 부산대학교병원 임상연구비 지원으로 이루어졌습니다.

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