Use of specific acupuncture techniques in lingering nummular eczema:A case report

作     者：Junxiang Wang Liangxiao Ma Mohammad Reza Afshari Fard Ali Mohammadi Junxiang Wang;Liangxiao Ma;Mohammad Reza Afshari Fard;Ali Mohammadi

作者机构：School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and TuinaBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijing102488China Dey ClinicShahriyarTehran***Iran Dr Ali Mohammadi Clinic of Acupuncture and MoxibustionRastakhizGohardashtAlborz***Iran 

出 版 物：《Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences》 (中医科学杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第8卷第2期

页      面：166-170页

学科分类：1005[医学-中医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Nummular eczema Pruritus Anxiety Acupuncture techniques Half needling(Banci) Encircling needling(Weici) 

摘      要：Background:Nummular eczema(NE)is an inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritic coinshaped lesions and a long-lasting and easy-relapsing course,which severely decreases patients’quality of *** case was designed to observe the effects of specific acupuncture techniques on pruritic NE *** presentation:A 22-year-old female was first diagnosed with pruritic NE three years *** allergies were found in the patch test;while emotional stress would trigger and aggravate the *** application of 0.1%tacrolimus failed to reverse this condition over a long period of ***&outcomes:An individualized acupuncture treatment protocol was *** needling and encircling needling were applied at local eczematous lesions,with routine needling at meridian points,once per week,for 12 treatment *** outcome measures,including the Eczema Area and Severity Index,Visual Analogue Scale score for pruritus,Self-Rating Anxiety Score,and Dermatology Quality Life Index,substantially improved over 6 months from pre-treatment to 3 months ***:Acupuncture might be a promising non-pharmacological treatment method for patients with NE,especially for those with emotional stress.A randomized controlled trial with an adequate sample size and rigorous study design is required to verify the results of the study.