A Case Report of Hot Flush-Type Rosacea Improved by Baekho-tang

Ju-Hyun Lee; Min-Cheol Park; Ji-Eun Hong; Ji-Won Park; Eun-Heui Jo; Lee, Ju-Hyun; Park, Min-Cheol; Hong, Ji-Eun; Park, Ji-Won; Jo, Eun-Heui

doi:10.13048/jkm.20033

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Lee, Park, Hong, Park, and Jo: A Case Report of Hot Flush-Type Rosacea Improved by Baekho-tang

Case Report

The Journal of Korean Medicine 2020; 41(3): 173-179.

Published online: September 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.20033

A Case Report of Hot Flush-Type Rosacea Improved by Baekho-tang

Ju-Hyun Lee¹

, Min-Cheol Park¹^{, 3}

, Ji-Eun Hong²

, Ji-Won Park²

, Eun-Heui Jo²^{, 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: Eun-Heui Jo, Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Wonkwang University Korean Medicine Hospital 99, Garyeonsan-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54887, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-63-270-1022, E-mail: freezo@wonkwang.ac.kr

Received August 03, 2020 Revised August 10, 2020 Accepted August 12, 2020

Abstract

Objectives

This study aims to report a case of hot flush-type rosacea improved by oral administration of Baekho-tang.

Methods

The patient visited our clinic due to hot flash symptom on April 16, 2020. Based on the symptoms of hating heat, bloating, sweating, and thirst, traditional medicine Baekho-tang was prescribed.

Results

After 5 days of taking Baekho-tang, the symptom score of hot flush improved significantly from 8 to 3. About a week later, most of the symptoms, including hot flush, edema, and burning sensation almost disappeared. After treatment, the follow-up process was conducted for about a month, and it was confirmed that the flushing of the face did not recur and remained improved.

Conclusions

After a week of Baekho-tang administration, hot flush, burning sensation, edema and other symptoms associated with rosacea improved overall.

Keywords: Rosacea, Facial flush, Baekho-tang, MyeonGu (面垢), Case reports

Fig. 1

Treatment Timeline

Fig. 2

Clinical Progress of Rosacea

Table 1

Prescription of Baekho-tang

Name of natural medicine (herbal medicine)	Weight(g)
Gypsum Fibrosum	16
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge	12.5
Oryza sativa	6
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch	2

Total Amount	36.5

Table 2

Rosacea Symptom Evaluation Index

	Flushing	Edema	Burning Sensation
Symptom severity	None(0)	None(0)	None(0)
	Mild(1)	Mild(1)	Mild(1)
	Moderate(2)	Moderate(2)	Moderate(2)
	Severe(3)	Severe(3)	Severe(3)

Table 3

Clinical Symptoms Evaluation Progress of Rosacea

	2020.04.16	2020.04.21	2020.04.23
Flushing	3	1	0
Edema	2	1	0
Burning Sensation	3	1	0

Total	8	3	0

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