| 전이성 뇌종양 환자에게 발생한 惡心, 嘔吐에 대해 加味茯苓半夏湯으로 호전된 치험 1례 |
| 정종수1, 박재우1,2, 윤성우1,2 |
1경희대학교 동서신의학병원 한방내과
2경희대학교 한의과대학 비계내과학교실 |
| A Case of Metastatic Brain Tumor Patient with Nausea and Vomiting Treated with Gamibokryungbanha-tang |
| Jong-soo Jeong1, Jae-woo Park1,2, Seong-woo Yoon1,2 |
1Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, East-West Neo Medical Center, Kyung-Hee University
23rd Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University |
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Published online: December 30, 2007. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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In cancer patients showing nausea and vomiting, a number of factors can be considered as the cause including brain tumor, electrolyte imbalance, gastrointestinal diseases or types of chemotherapy agents and dose of the drugs. Though nausea and vomiting can be minimized through the use of various anti-emetic drugs, many people still suffer from severe nausea and vomiting with poor quality of life compared with patients who do not show significant nausea and vomiting. In this report, we introduce a case of a cancer patient who suffered from severe nausea and vomiting. The patient was female and 59 years old with NSCLC (non small cell lung cancer) with metastatic brain tumor. Though western conventional medical treatment was used to reduce the symptoms, persistent nausea and vomiting were noted during the admission period. Herbal decoction Gamibokryungbanha-tang (加味茯苓半夏湯) was used for nausea and vomiting which were uncontrolled under conventional western medicine; the patient showed remarkable improvement in terms of frequency and severity of nausea and vomiting. Further study will be needed in order to determine the long-term effectiveness of oriental medical treatment on cancer patient with nausea and vomiting. |
| Key words:
Nausea, Vomiting, Cancer, Brain Neoplasms, Gamibokryungbanha-tang |
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