Open AccessThe case study about Polymyositis patient with respiratory symptoms
Author(s) -
Ki-Su Lee,
Kihyon Hong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of pharmacopuncture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2234-6856
pISSN - 2093-6966
DOI - 10.3831/kpi.2010.13.2.131
Subject(s) - polymyositis , medicine , respiratory system , dermatology , physical therapy
Objective : This is a clinical report about the 77-years-old man patient with polymyositis treated by oriental medicine.\udMethods : The paitent was treated by acupuncture and herb medication. The improvement of the patient was judged by MRC scale and CPK, LDH.\udResults & Conclusions :\ud1. Patient's symptoms(paraplegia) rapidly improved.\ud2. The level of CPK, LDH and Potassium are recovered to the normal range.\ud3. Associated with respiratory symptoms are getting better