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A Case of Generalized Edema in a Patient after COVID-19 Vaccination Improved by a Combined Korean-Western Medicine Approach

COVID-19 백신 접종 후 발생한 전신 부종에 대한 한양방 복합치료 치험 1례

  • Youngseon Lee (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Somin Jung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Han-gyul Lee (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ki-ho Cho (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Sang-kwan Moon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Woo-sang Jung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seung-won Kwon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이영선 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정소민 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이한결 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 조기호 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 권승원 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2023.09.21
  • Accepted : 2023.11.07
  • Published : 2023.10.30
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Abstract

Background: According to Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System data, generalized edema followed by the COVID-19 vaccine is uncommon, with only 333 reported cases, and of those, 224 (69%) are associated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Case report: A 76-year-old male patient with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presented with spontaneous generalized edema and otherwise normal cardiac exams following administration of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccination that had lasted for approximately 60 days and was treated successfully using Korean medicine treatment. After the administration of Korean medicine treatment, the patient's symptoms in the bilateral limbs were dramatically controlled, without recurrence, for 2 months. As a result, generalized edema, which had been present for approximately 50 days, dramatically improved. Conclusion: This clinical case study suggests that a Korean medicine approach with Mokbangki-tang and Oryeong-san might be effective for the pleural effusion resolution of generalized edema after COVID-19 vaccination.

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