Carette M F, Mayaud C, Houacine S, Milleron B, Toty L, Akoun G
Rev Pneumol Clin. 1984;40(1):69-70.
The onset of pneumothorax during acupuncture treatment has been reported since 1973. Usually unilateral, it occurs in patients free from any bronchopulmonary disease, and its consequences are therefore relatively benign. However, rare cases of bilateral pneumothorax have been reported since 1978, as well as a pneumothorax developing in asthmatic patients, with often dramatic consequences. A 15-year-old girl with a severe attack of asthma was treated by implantation of needles, and this coincided with the onset of a pneumothorax, and a subsequent state of status asthmaticus. A fatal outcome was only just avoided. The question is raised as to the technical quality of the implantations practised, as well as the validity and dangers of acupuncture in asthmatics, particularly during the acute attack.
自1973年以来，已有针刺治疗期间发生气胸的报道。气胸通常为单侧，发生于无任何支气管肺部疾病的患者，因此其后果相对较轻。然而，自1978年以来，已有双侧气胸的罕见病例报道，以及哮喘患者发生气胸的情况，其后果往往很严重。一名15岁患有严重哮喘发作的女孩接受了针刺植入治疗，与此同时发生了气胸，并随后进入哮喘持续状态。所幸只是避免了致命后果。这引发了关于所实施植入操作的技术质量以及针刺疗法对哮喘患者，尤其是在急性发作期间的有效性和危险性的质疑。
