• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.63-70
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• 2018

Objectives This study is to report a case on a patient with pulmonary metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma and post-radiotherapy general weakness. This patient's symptoms were improved by the Korean Medicine treatments. Methods The patient was treated for 2 weeks with acupuncture, herbal medicine (Gamisibjeontang, 加味十全湯), and herbal steam therapy. Results NRS and G/A were used to assess patient's symptoms daily morning and to observe the changes of symptoms. After 2 weeks of the treatments, the patient showed remarkable improvement of the main symptoms of general weakness, and pain of the surgical sites. Conclusions This case study showed that post-radiotherapy general weakness symptoms in patient with pulmonary metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma were significantly improved by the Korean medicine treatment, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and herbal steam therapy.