Clinical observation on treatment of chronic eczema with acupuncture plus acupoint injection therapy

Abstract

To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture combined with acupoint injection therapy in treating chronic eczema. Seventy patients were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-six cases in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture, acupoint injection therapy and tapping with plum-blossom needle, while 34 cases in the control group were treated with oral administration of Loratadine plus topical application of Halometasone Cream. After a three-week treatment, the curative and remarkable effective rate and the total effective rate were respectively 80.6% and 97.2% in the treatment group, versus 47.1% and 79.4% in the control group. The differences in the curative and remarkable effective rate and total effective rate between the two groups were statistically significant (all P<0.05). No obvious adverse reaction appeared in the two groups during the treatment. Acupuncture plus acupoint injection therapy is effective for chronic eczema with high in safety.