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초록정보 내용
Objectives:
The purpose of this study is to discriminate the cough-induced rib fracture with chest pain occurred after chuna therapy.
Methods:
A 68-year-old female patient who is suffering from left chest wall pain with chronic cough was treated by Korean medical treatment and chuna therapy from November 11th 2014 to November 15th 2014. The improvement of the patient's pain was measured by 100 ㎜ Visual Analog Scale (VAS). For diagnosis the rib fracture, we conducted the radiography, computed tomography (CT), and bone scan.
Results:
After treatment, pain intensity was decreased and the rib fracture was negative in radiography and CT. But, in bone scan, the 5th-8th rib fractures in left side were detected.
Conclusions:
When the patient with chest pain visit the hospital after chuna therapy, a doctor keep in mind the possibility of cough-induced rib fracture.
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