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A Case Report on Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment of a Patient with Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy

IgA 신병증 환자의 침구 치료 치험 1례

  • Lee, Min-seong (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Oh, Seung-hyun (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jung, Woo-nyoung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Noh, Ji-won (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ahn, Young-min (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ahn, Se-young (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Byung-cheol (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이민승 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 오승현 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정우녕 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 노지원 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 안영민 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 안세영 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이병철 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2022.09.23
  • Accepted : 2022.11.04
  • Published : 2022.10.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate whether acupuncture and moxibustion treatment could improve proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy. Methods: A 25-year-old man diagnosed with immunoglobulin A nephropathy had severely increased proteinuria. We conducted acupuncture treatment and moxibustion treatment on the abdominal area between the abdominal aorta and kidney at level L2. Results: After five months of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, the patient's urine albumin/creatinine ratio and urine protein/creatinine ratio had improved from 0.571 to 0.28 and 0.79 to 0.47, respectively. Conclusions: This case report suggests that acupuncture and moxibustion treatment may ameliorate proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

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