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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 23(2); 2002 > Article
The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2002;23(2): 298-305.
한방처치를 통한 Methicillin 내성 포도구균 감염의 음성화 및 약독화 2례
이상욱, 고창남, 윤성우, 박성욱, 이형철
강남경희한방병원 내과학교실
Two Attenuated Cases of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Treated by Oriental Internal Medicine
Sang-Wook Lee, Chang-Nam Ko, Sung-Woo Yun, Sung-Wook Park, Hyung-Chel Lee
Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kangnam Korean Hospital, Kyung Hee University
Correspondence  Sang-Wook Lee ,Tel: 02-3457-9172, Fax: 02-3457-9100, Email: carpediem93@hanaro.net
Received: May 27, 2002,   Accepted: July 31, 2002,   Published online: June 30, 2002.
ABSTRACT
These cases were performed on the bases of clinical consideration about patients who had Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infection. One patient was a 67-years-old women who had sequela of inter cranial hemorrhage & inter ventricular hemorrhage, hypertention, urinary tract infection and pneumonia. Clinical symptoms were intermittent fever, sputum, Lt. side hemiparesis and dysphagia. She was chronic, repeated infection state. It could be regarded as unpreparedness of the spirit which animates and controls the universe; the oriental term which indicates a condition of chronic disease or general weakness. According to the oriental medicine principle, oriental medicine was taken such as Wunggunza-tang and the patient had taken a turn for the better. After 3 months, MRSA infection diappeared. The other patient was a 43-years-old women who had Both brain stem infarction, Lt. cerebellar infarction, hypercholesterolemia, urinary tract infection and pneumonia. Clinical symptoms were quadriplegia, dysphagia(levin tube insert state), aphasia, respiration disorder(tracheostomy cannular keep state) and sputum. She was chronic, repeated infection state. It could be regarded as unpreparedness of spleen energy, unpreparedness of both energy and blood; the oriental term which indicates a condition of chronic disease or immunodeficiency. According to the oriental medicine principle, oriental medicine was taken such as Bojungyggi-tang, Palmul-tang and the patient had taken a turn for the better. After 1 month, MRSA was turned into Escherichia coli.
Key words: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA), Wunggunza-tang, Bojungyggi-tang, Palmul-tang
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