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A Case Report of Korean Medicine Treatment for a Patient with Left Facial Palsy Diagnosed with Wegener's Granulomatosis

베게너 육아종으로 진단된 좌안면신경마비 환자에 대한 한의복합치료 1례

  • Seon-uk Jeon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seong-hoon Jeong (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • So-min Jung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Moon-young Ki (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ye-chae Hwang (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Gyeongmuk Kim (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Han-Gyul Lee (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) ;
  • Seungwon Kwon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 전선욱 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정성훈 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정소민 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 기문영 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 황예채 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 김경묵 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이한결 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 권승원 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2024.04.23
  • Accepted : 2024.07.05
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

Background: The study reports the effect of Korean medicine treatment on a patient with left facial palsy caused by Wegener's granulomatosis. Case information: The patient was receiving steroid treatment for facial palsy and was hospitalized for 21 days. He received acupuncture, electroacupuncture, bee venom pharmacopuncture, and moxibustion treatment along with Ssanghwa-tang and Cheongansohabwon herbal medicine treatment. During hospitalization, the Sunnybrook facial grading scale, House-Brackmann scale and length of time for the eye to completely close were evaluated at 11/16, 11/21, 11/27, 12/1, and 12/6. Post treatment, the degree of the movement in the left eyelid was improved, it took less time for the eye to close completely, the movement of the forehead wrinkle muscles improved, but that of the facial muscles under the eyes and left orbicularis oculi muscle showed little improvement. Conclusion: Korean medicine treatment for facial palsy caused by Wegener's Granulomatosis helps restore mobility of the forehead and orbicularis oculi muscles.

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