Abstract
IntroductionThis study was performed to evaluate the clinical effect of a Korean medicine treatment for livedoid vasculopathy (LV). MethodsFive patients with LV were selected who exhibited blood stasis due to qi stagnation (氣滯血瘀) caused by external cold (寒邪外襲) or dual deficiency of qi and blood (氣血兩虛) and who had suffered from chronic episodic LV for at least 2 years. The treatment consisted of Korean herbal medicine, Haechungtang (解靑湯, HC). Five cases were evaluated based on visual symptoms. The symptoms at first visit were scored on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 1 to 10. ResultsFollowing treatment, all of the symptoms except pigmentation disappeared completely in all cases. No symptom control with corticosteroids or warfarin was necessary. ConclusionThese case reports suggest that HC could be effective for treating LV. Follow-up studies and further clinical studies are needed to evaluate recurrence and to provide more efficient treatment.
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