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A Case of Chronic Nummular Dermatitis Improved by Hwangryunagyo-tang

황련아교탕(黃連阿膠湯) 투여로 호전된 만성 동전 모양 습진 1례

  • Ju-Hyun Lee (Department of Medical Support, Imsil-gun Medical Center) ;
  • Sang-Bae Lee (Bugang Korean Medicine Clinic) ;
  • Eun-Heui Jo (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Wonkwang University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Min-Cheol Park (Research Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • Received : 2023.12.13
  • Accepted : 2024.02.16
  • Published : 2024.03.01
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to report a case of chronic nummular dermatitis improved by Hwangryunagyo-tang. Methods: The patient in this study was a 15-year-old female, who visited our hospital with symptoms such as redness, erythema, papule, excoriation, scale, exudation, crusting, lichenification, and pruritus of the extremities and trunk. Considering that the skin lesions were coin-shaped and persisted for more than 6 months, the patient's symptoms were diagnosed as chronic nummular eczema. Based on the patient's symptoms and overall condition, Hwangryunagyo-tang was prescribed. Results: Approximately 4 months after administration of Hwangryunagyo-tang, the exudate disappeared, and overall skin symptoms improved, from objective score 33.7 to 6.6, leaving only slight scale, dryness, and pigmentation. As the pruritus of the skin lesion decreased from numeric rating scale 8 to 1, the patient's sleeping condition also improved from numeric rating scale 9 to 0. Conclusion: This study is significant in that the symptoms of chronic nummular dermatitis were effectively improved after administration of Hwangryunagyo-tang.

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본 논문은 2024년도 원광대학교 교내 연구비 지원에 의해서 수행되었음.

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