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Treatment of Dizziness with Polycythemia Vera by Korean Medicine: Case Report

한방치료로 호전된 진성적혈구증가증으로 환자의 현훈 치험 1례

  • Kim, Na-yeon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology. College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Yoon, Mi-jung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology. College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Cho, Na-kyung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology. College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Choi, Hong-sic (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology. College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Seung-mo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology. College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-soon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology. College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 김나연 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 윤미정 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 조나경 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 최홍식 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 김승모 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 김경순 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2020.11.28
  • Accepted : 2020.12.21
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Patients with polycythemia vera can experience many symptoms, including dizziness, headache, and fatigue, caused by a high red blood cell mass and blood viscosity. Some symptoms persist even after appropriate treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Korean medicine on dizziness following polycythemia vera treatment. Methods: A patient diagnosed with polycythemia vera was treated with Korean medicine, including pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, and herbal medicine. We used a numeral rating scale (NRS) and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) to observe the effects of the treatment. Results: After treatment, the hematocrit and hemoglobin increased to within normal range, and the NRS scores for dizziness and fatigue, subjective discomfort, and DHI scores decreased compared with the preadmission values. Conclusions: This report shows that Korean medicine helped to relieve dizziness in a patient with polycythemia vera. However, we need further studies to establish treatment regimens for polycythemia vera symptoms.

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