곽란 霍亂
Vomiting and diarrhea disorder
Where they diverge
Traditional concepts do not map one-to-one onto modern diagnoses. Read the divergence note first.
The traditional concept is broader: it names the state of sudden vomiting with diarrhoea regardless of cause, and so covers acute gastroenteritis generally. The other direction matters more here. Because the Chinese characters are shared, this entity has been equated with cholera (ICD-11 1A00), but they are not the same. Cholera is defined by infection with a specific organism, Vibrio cholerae, and confirmed by testing; the traditional name is defined by presentation alone and carries no axis for pathogen identification, rehydration strategy or notifiable-disease reporting.
- Research confidence: low to moderate. The full assessment, in Korean, is in docs/PATTERN_RESEARCH_KCD_DISEASES.md.
- The modern correspondences come from literature research, not from an official KCD or KTKP mapping, so the highest mapping confidence is not assigned.
- Full evidence and citations are in docs/PATTERN_RESEARCH_KCD_DISEASES.md.
- KCD does not carry the Donguibogam volume, so it is left blank here. It needs checking against the original text.
- 5 question(s) the research could not settle — see the research document.
Tradition · what the text describes
Traditional pattern
곽란 霍亂
The Donguibogam volume for this entry is unverified — KCD does not carry it.
Bridge · linked via official codes
Official codes
KCD U86.9 곽란(霍亂) · Korean Medicine disease name
Modern · documented evidence
Modern diagnosis
1A40Gastroenteritis or colitis without specification of infectious agent1A00Cholera
Diagnosis names are WHO ICD-11’s own wording. Any second line is our description, not an ICD-11 label.
Related herbs
Licorice · Korean angelica · Pinellia · Siler root · Bupleurum · Ginseng · Amur cork tree
Related formulas
Formulas that the KTKP record lists as indicated for this entry. The herbs above are linked through them.