A Case of Suspicious Chronic Pancreatitis with Abdominal Pain and Coldness

Kwak, Min-Ah; Hwang, Hui-Jeung; Byun, Joon-Seok; Park, Sun-Dal

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 23(3); 2002 > Article

Original Article

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2002;23(3): 471-478.

복통 및 하복냉이 주소인 만성췌장염 의증 환자 치험 1례

곽민아, 황희정, 변준석, 박순달

경산대학교 한의과대학 비계내과학교실

A Case of Suspicious Chronic Pancreatitis with Abdominal Pain and Coldness

Min-Ah Kwak, Hui-Jeung Hwang, Joon-Seok Byun, Sun-Dal Park

Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungsan University

Correspondence

Min-Ah Kwak ,Tel: 053-770-2177, Fax: 053-770-2169, Email: nari003@hanmail.net

Received: July 29, 2002, Accepted: August 31, 2002, Published online: September 30, 2002.

ABSTRACT

Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by both persistent and irreversible progression of pancreatic lesions with various clinical manifestations and complications. Alcohol abuse predominates as the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis. We treated a 49-year-old male patient who had a 5-year history of alcohol abuse and complained of these symptoms; abdominal pain and coldness, dyspepsia. We diagnosed as Bi-sin-yang-heo (Pishenyangxu), and employed Oriental medical treatments; herb-medication, acupuncture and moxa therapy. The chief complaints were improved.

Key words: Chronic pancreatitis, Alcohol abuse, Bi-sin-yang-heo (Pishenyangxu)