Xue Yuan, Li Xingyao, Duan Yingying, Gao Qi, Zhao Yanhong, Wu Xili, Wu Zhongheng
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Jul 9;12:1598618. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1598618. eCollection 2025.
Post-COVID sequelae include skin abnormalities with nonspecific characteristics, making disease-specific diagnosis challenging. Conventional treatment primarily relies on modern medical approaches, and the potential of complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, remains underexplored.
This case describes a patient who developed abnormal skin pigmentation following a COVID-19 infection and was initially diagnosed with five different conditions. After a prolonged period of unsuccessful treatment with conventional medicine, the patient received complementary therapy, leading to significant symptom improvement.
Complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, may prove beneficial in treating skin conditions that lack a definitive diagnosis, as demonstrated in this case.
新冠后遗症包括具有非特异性特征的皮肤异常,这使得进行疾病特异性诊断具有挑战性。传统治疗主要依赖现代医学方法,而针灸等辅助疗法的潜力仍未得到充分探索。
本病例描述了一名在感染新冠病毒后出现皮肤色素沉着异常的患者,最初被诊断为五种不同病症。在接受传统药物长期治疗但未成功后,该患者接受了辅助疗法,症状得到显著改善。
如本病例所示,针灸等辅助疗法可能对治疗缺乏明确诊断的皮肤病症有益。