PIGMENTED PURPURIC DERMATOSIS IN ADULTS TREATED WITH HERBAL MEDICINE: REPORT OF FIVE CASES
- Authors
- Kim, Ye Ri; Lee, Ju Ah; Ryu, Seung Seon; Sun, Seung Ho; Park, Sunju
- Issue Date
- Mar-2018
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Keywords
- pigmented purpuric dermatosis; purpura; herbal medicine; Samultang; Gami-Samultang; skin disease; case report
- Citation
- EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING, v.14, no.2, pp.152 - 160
- Journal Title
- EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 152
- End Page
- 160
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/3999
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.explore.2017.04.022
- ISSN
- 1550-8307
- Abstract
- Background: The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the clinical effect of Korean medicine treatment for pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD). Methods: Five cases of PPD with skin purpura and blood heat due to blood deficiency were evaluated. All patients had been in a chronic disease state for at least 1 year. The treatment consisted only of the Korean herbal medicine Gami-Samultang (GS). The degree of symptoms that the patients experienced when they first visited our clinic was set at a visual analog scale (VAS) score of 10. Results: After treatment, body purpura disappeared in all cases. In contrast, the patients' symptoms had not resolved following previous steroid treatment. All patients were satisfied with the treatment results and showed a VAS score of 0 for purpura. Conclusion: This report suggests that GS can be used to effectively treat PPD. Additional clinical studies on PPD are needed to develop more comprehensive treatment guidelines.
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