Zhou Shuai, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Mingxin
Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Department of Graduate School, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 17;99(29):e21093. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021093.
Urticaria is a refractory dermatosis with long duration and a high recurrence rate. More to the point, medication of acute urticaria always demands high doses, which may cause some adverse effects. Acupuncture, with a history for over 2000 years, has been utilized in clinical practice as an alternative treatment strategy for dermatologic diseases.
A 26-year-old male nurse on duty suddenly fell sick during the night-shift in the ward. Wheals began spreading all over his body, but he had no urticaria medicine on hand. The unbearable itching made it extremely difficult for him to resume working.
The patient was diagnosed with acute urticaria according to the symptoms.
A 30-minute acupuncture treatment was performed.
About 5 minutes after needles were inserted into the acupoints, the patient felt significantly relieved of itching sensation; moreover, he could even subjectively control himself from scratching and could calmly wait for gradual disappearance of the wheals. Then 30 minutes later, the wheals almost faded away.
The results suggest that acupuncture may be a promising alternative therapy to treat acute urticaria, especially for patients who cannot receive drug treatment.
荨麻疹是一种病程长、复发率高的难治性皮肤病。更重要的是，急性荨麻疹的药物治疗往往需要高剂量，这可能会引起一些不良反应。针灸有着两千多年的历史，已在临床实践中作为皮肤病的一种替代治疗策略加以应用。
一名26岁的男护士在病房值夜班时突然生病。风团开始遍布他的全身，但他手头没有治疗荨麻疹的药物。难以忍受的瘙痒使他极难继续工作。
根据症状，该患者被诊断为急性荨麻疹。
进行了30分钟的针灸治疗。
针刺穴位约5分钟后，患者感觉瘙痒明显减轻；此外，他甚至能主观控制自己不去搔抓，并能平静地等待风团逐渐消退。30分钟后，风团几乎消失。
结果表明，针灸可能是治疗急性荨麻疹的一种有前景的替代疗法，尤其是对于无法接受药物治疗的患者。
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