Two Case Reports of Systemic Contact Dermatitis Induced by Ingestion of Urushiol Treated with Hyeongbangsabaek-san (옻 섭취 후 발생한 전신성 접촉 피부염 환자에 대한 형방사백산 치험 2례)

Jun-Yong Park (박준용); Su-Hyun Kim (김수현); Seok-Ki Park (박석기); Hyeon-Gyeong Park (박현경); Jong-Cheon Joo (주종천)

doi:10.7730/JSCM.2025.37.2.55

Two Case Reports of Systemic Contact Dermatitis Induced by Ingestion of Urushiol Treated with Hyeongbangsabaek-san

Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
Abbr : JSCIM
2025, 37(2), pp.55~66
DOI : 10.7730/JSCM.2025.37.2.55
Publisher : The Society of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
Received : July 14, 2025
Accepted : July 24, 2025
Published : July 31, 2025

Jun-Yong Park ¹, Su-Hyun Kim ¹, Seok-Ki Park ², Hyeon-Gyeong Park ², Jong-Cheon Joo ³

¹원광대학교
²원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질면역의학교실
³원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질의학교실

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ABSTRACT

Objectives The aim of this study was to report significant improvement of systemic contact dermatitis induced by ingestion of urushiol in two Soyangin patients. Methods The patient was treated with Hyeongbangsabaek-san. Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index was used to assess the improvement of systemic contact dermatitis. Results After treatment, the SCORAD index was decreased from 55.5 to 20.2(case1), from 45.1 to 0(case2). Conclusions This study suggests that treatment based on Sasang constitutional medicine can be effective for systemic contact dermatitis induced by ingestion of urushiol.

KEYWORDS

Urushiol, Contact dermatitis, Sasang constitutional medicine, Hyeongbangsabaek-san, Soyangin

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