Chung M Kyu, LaRiccia Patrick J
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey (Dr Chung); Chung Institute of Integrative Medicine (Dr Chung) and Won Sook Chung Foundation (Drs Chung and LaRiccia), Moorestown, New Jersey; New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, Morganville, New Jersey (Dr Chung); Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Dr LaRiccia); Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the departments of Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine (Dr LaRiccia).
Holist Nurs Pract. 2015 Jan-Feb;29(1):33-6. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000059.
Chronic nausea and vomiting of uncertain etiology can be debilitating and uncomfortable for patients while frustrating for clinicians. This article presents the case of a young woman with chronic nausea and vomiting of unknown etiology resulting from body piercing and tattoo scars on body areas that Chinese Medicine asserts are related to the gastrointestinal system. The patient had long-term total resolution after 1 treatment session consisting of neural therapy for scars resulting from a tongue ring, belly ring, and tattoo near her left wrist along with acupuncture treatment. The research community is called to further evaluate the possible association of body piercing and tattooing with nausea and vomiting along with the possible treatment options of neural therapy and acupuncture.
病因不明的慢性恶心和呕吐会让患者虚弱不适，也让临床医生感到沮丧。本文介绍了一名年轻女性的病例，她因身体穿刺和纹身疤痕导致慢性恶心和呕吐，而中医认为这些身体部位的疤痕与胃肠系统有关。经过一次治疗，包括对舌环、肚脐环和左手腕附近纹身造成的疤痕进行神经疗法以及针灸治疗后，患者长期完全康复。呼吁研究界进一步评估身体穿刺和纹身与恶心和呕吐之间可能存在的关联，以及神经疗法和针灸可能的治疗选择。
