아밀로이드증을 동반한 다발골수종 환자의 자가말초혈액조혈모세포 이식 전 유도항암화학요법 후 발생한 말초신경병증에 대한 복합 한의 치험 1례

• Published in: 대한한방내과학회지 Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1092 - 1100
• Main Authors: 김마리아, 이세연, 구기범, 남이랑, 김민화, 김소연, Mariah Kim, Seyeon Lee, Kibeom Ku, Irang Nam, Minhwa Kim, So-yeon Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한한방내과학회 01.10.2023
• Subjects: 한의학; multiple myeloma; perpheral neuropathy; amyloidosis
• ISSN: 1226-9174

Introduction: We present a case of multiple myeloma with amyloidosis, which has features of peripheral neuropathy after induction chemotherapy before autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, in a 56-year-old woman with Korean medicine. Case Presentation: For 17 days of hospitalization, the patient with complaints of numbness and a tingling sensation in the hands and feet was treated with acupuncture, herbal medicine. To reduce the symptoms, we provided Korean medicine treatments, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the results of the treatment. Until discharge, the VAS scores decreased for both hands and the foot tingling sensation. Conclusion: According to these results, Korean medicine treatment may be considered an effective treatment for tingling sensations in a patient with multiple myeloma with amyloidosis. Prospective studies are needed in the future to confirm and expand these findings.