Jeon Yong-Cheol, Lee Hyun-Bae
Gounnury Traditional Korean Medicine Clinic, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Gounnury Traditional Korean Medicine Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2016 Dec;9(6):322-324. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2016.07.006. Epub 2016 Sep 16.
Atopic dermatitis is known not to respond well to many clinical treatments. In this report, we present the case of an adult woman with atopic dermatitis who was effectively treated by using traditional Korean medicine (TKM). The patient was diagnosed with psoriasis based on lung dryness and heat and heart fire. The patient underwent acupuncture treatment based on the theory of Sa-Am acupuncture. Two meridians, the hand tai-yin meridian and the foot tai-yang meridian, were used to control lung dryness, lung heat, and heart fire. Using the LU9 and SP3 acupoints to tonify the hand tai-yin meridian, we could sedate lung dryness and heat, and using the BL67 acupoint to tonify the foot tai-yang bladder meridian, we could sedate heart fire. With this treatment, her symptoms completely disappeared in about 6 months. This case report provides a preliminary indication that TKM, especially Sa-Am acupuncture, can be effective for treating patients with psoriasis. Thus, further study is warranted.
特应性皮炎已知对许多临床治疗反应不佳。在本报告中，我们介绍了一名患有特应性皮炎的成年女性患者，她通过使用传统韩医学（TKM）得到了有效治疗。该患者根据肺燥热和心火被诊断为牛皮癣。患者根据四象针灸理论接受了针灸治疗。使用手太阴经和足太阳经这两条经络来控制肺燥、肺热和心火。通过使用LU9和SP3穴位来补手太阴经，我们可以清泻肺燥和肺热，通过使用BL67穴位来补足太阳膀胱经，我们可以清泻心火。经过这种治疗，她的症状在大约6个月内完全消失。本病例报告初步表明，传统韩医学，尤其是四象针灸，对治疗牛皮癣患者可能有效。因此，有必要进行进一步的研究。
