A Case Report of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis with Petechiae Improved by Administration of Jeoryoung-tang

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J Korean Med. 2022;43(2):117-123

Publication date (electronic) : 2022 June 1

doi : https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.22024

Ju-Hyun Lee ¹

, Eun-Heui Jo ²^,³

, Ji-Won Park ²

, Min-Cheol Park ¹^,³^,

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University

²Department of Korean Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University

³Research Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University

Correspondence to: Min-Cheol Park, Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Wonkwang University Korean Medicine Hospital 895 Muwang-ro, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54538, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-63-859-2821, Fax: +82-63-841-0033, E-mail: spinx11@wonkwang.ac.kr

Received 2022 March 22; Revised 2022 May 13; Accepted 2022 May 23.

Abstract

Objectives

This study is to report a case of hypersensitivity vasculitis with petechiae improved by Jeoryoung-tang

Methods

Petechiae was observed in the upper and lower extremities of the patient. The patient also complained of cystitis symptoms such as dysuria and residual urine. Since there were no other accompanying symptoms such as abdominal pain, bleeding, or joint pain, the patient was diagnosed with hypersensitivity vasculitis and Jeoryoung-tang was prescribed for about a month.

Results

After administering Jeoryoung-tang for about a month, petechiae improved from 8 to 2 points, and cystitis symptoms also improved from NRS 7 to 2 points.

Conclusions

Since it has been confirmed that Jeoryoung-tang was effective as the treatment of skin symptoms through this case, Jeoryoung-tang can be prescribed for patients with other type skin diseases. However, since it is difficult to generalize this single case, continuous follow-up studies should be conducted.

Keywords: Hypersensitivity Vasculitis; Cystitis; Jeoryoung-tang

Fig. 1

Treatment Timeline

Fig. 2

Clinical Progress of Petechiae

Table 1

Prescription of Jeoryoung-tang

Table 2

Petechiae Symptom Evaluation Index

Table 3

Cystitis Symptom Evaluation Index

Table 4

Symptom Evaluation Progress of Petechiae

Table 5

Symptom Evaluation Progress of Cystitis

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