급성 바이러스성 A형 간염의 한방치료 5례에 관한 임상보고

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1480 - 1485
• Main Authors: 이재은(Jae Eun Ie), 허수정(Su Jung Heo), 김현진(Hyun Jin Kim), 조현주(Hyun Ju Cho), 김혁(Hyuck Kim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 2009
• Subjects: 한의학; herbal acupuncture; acute viral hepatitis type A; jaundice; hepatitis
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2288-2529; 2283-2529

We conducted this study to report the clinical manifestations of 5 acute viral hepatitis type A treated by oriental medical treatment. Five hepatitis A patients who visited OO oriental hospital from May 2008 to July 2009 were treated by oriental medical treatment, including herbal acupuncture, acupuncture and herbal medicine and western medical treatment, including fluid therapy and peroral medicine. Prodromes were similar to influenza and duration from symptom onset to first visit were $5.0\;{\pm}\;1.6$ days. Chief symptoms included jaundice, itching, dark urine, anorexia, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort. The mean values of the initial laboratory test were serum total bilirubin(TB) of $3.62\;{\pm}\;2.77\;mg/dL$, aspartate aminotransferase(AST) of $729\;{\pm}\;422\;IU/L$, alanine aminotransferase(ALT) $774\;{\pm}\;754\;IU/L$. The peak mean values of those were $6.30\;{\pm}\;2.13\;mg/dL$, $2177\;{\pm}\;2573\;IU/L$, $2238\;{\pm}\;1682\;IU/L$ respectively. The mean duration of hospitalization were $15\;{\pm}\;3$ days. Follow-up at 3 weeks after discharge showed that all patients recovered without complications. Treatment of oriental medicine has effectiveness on acute viral hepatitis type A. Further study is needed.