Available online 2022-10-31, published 2022-10-31, Korean Herb. Med. Inf. 2022;26(1)

한방치료를 병행한 봉와직염 환자의 치험 1례

A case of oriental medical treatment for a patient with cellulitis

Abstract
Cellulitis is an acute bacterial disease that mainly affects the upper and lower extremities. Symptoms include fever, swelling, pain, chills, and headache. In this disease, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are usually continuously administered, but there are cases in which the treatment is prolonged or the effect is weak. This study is a case of improvement by oriental medicine treatment of a patient who showed poor improvement despite drug treatment for two months.
The patient was administered herbal medicine (Bangpungtongsung-san) three times a day and Daehwangchijah-byung, pharmacopuncture, and acupuncture treatments were administered. All of them are oriental medicine treatments that have the effect of reducing heat, swelling, and pain. At the time of the patient’s first visit, they complained of severe pain to the extent that it was difficult to sleep at night and they found it difficult to move their hand. After nine days of treatment, the patient's edema, heat, and pain had decreased, so he had better sleep and smoother movement. Heat and red skin disappeared; therefore, this study can be used as a basic study on the oriental medical approach to cellulitis.

Keyword: Cellulitis, Daehwangchijah-byung, pharmacopuncture, Bangpungtongsung-san, Erysipelas

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