The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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A Case Report of Osuyubujaijung-tang on the Recurrence of Breast Cancer in a Patient Complaining of Coldness and Dizziness

유방암 재발 환자의 장궐 및 현훈이 오수유부자이중탕으로 호전된 치험 1례

  • U-ryeong Chung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Soo-hwa Hong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Han-sol Jang (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Seung-hyun Jung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Bundang Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • 정우령 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 홍수화 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 장한솔 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 정승현 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2023.05.30
  • Accepted : 2023.07.04
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

A 63-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with complaints of coldness in the head and right femur, persistent vertigo, dry mouth, vexation, general weakness, anorexia, and hot flashes. After being diagnosed with left-sided ductal carcinoma in 2017 and undergoing partial resection, she was recommended radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, but she refused and did not receive any treatment. At a checkup in November 2022, the left-sided invasive ductal carcinoma recurred. She underwent partial resection and was scheduled to receive radiotherapy two months later. During hospitalization, the patient received traditional Korean medicine treatment, including Korean herbal medicine (Osuyubujaijung-tang), acupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping. Subjective symptom changes were evaluated daily. At discharge, the patient's symptoms improved, and her condition varied with the presence of Aconitum carmichaelii. This study suggests that "Osuyubujaijung-tang" cared the coldness and vertigo caused by "Han-dam (寒痰)" in patients with Soeumin visceral syncope pattern (少陰人 臟厥症) and that A. carmichaelii played a major role in this outcome.

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