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A Case Study of Stress-Induced Alopecia Areata Treated with Hominis Placenta Pharmacopunture

  • Yeon Woo Song (Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Seo Young Kang (Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Chae Won Kang (Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Seok Hee Kim (Ba-reun-mom S Korean Medicine Clinic) ;
  • Kyung Jin Lee (Ba-reun-mom S Korean Medicine Clinic) ;
  • Yeon Ju Kim (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Jong Uk Kim (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Tae Han Yook (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University)
  • 투고 : 2024.02.13
  • 심사 : 2024.03.04
  • 발행 : 2024.03.31

초록

The purpose of this study is to report the clinical application of Hominis Placenta Pharmacopunture for Alopecia areata. Patient was diagnosed as stress-induced Alopecia areata 1 years ago. To reduce symptom, we treated a patient 8 times using Hominis Placenta Pharmacopunture. Hominis Placenta was injected subcutaneously into the lesion of head scalp alopecia. According to photographs, the lesion had been replaced with new terminal hair and the size of the lesion had decreased. This case has shown that stress-induced Alopecia areata patient could be treated by Hominis Placenta Pharmacopunture.

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과제정보

This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. NRF-2023R1A2C2005333).

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