A Case Report of Korean Medicine Treatment of a Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Patient with Jaundice

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to report a clinical case of decompensated liver cirrhosis in a patient with jaundice who showed improvement with Korean medicine treatment.Methods: A patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis with jaundice was treated with herbal medicine (Injinoryung-tang, Galgeunjowi-tang), acupuncture, cupping, and moxibustion. Changes in jaundice, fatigue, and dysuria were measured with subjective parameters. Liver function was checked by performing a blood test 8 times. The levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), total bilirubin (TB), albumin, and platelets (Plt), prothrombin time (PT), and international normalized ratio (INR) were recorded.Results: The Korean medicine treatment improved jaundice, fatigue, and dysuria and lowered the AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, and TB levels.Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment containing Galgeunjowi-tang positively improves clinical symptoms and liver function.