A Case of Prurigo Nodularis Treating by Acupuncture

AIM: Male, 68 years old, suffering from prurigo nodularis for 7 months, and did not show any significant improvement after oral and topical medications. After 4 months of acupuncture treatment, the NRS for itch scores decreased from 9 to 1; the NRS for sleep scores increased from 5 to 9; HADS decrea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wu, Dan, Dong, Guirong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8645944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34880640
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S336109
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Sumario:AIM: Male, 68 years old, suffering from prurigo nodularis for 7 months, and did not show any significant improvement after oral and topical medications. After 4 months of acupuncture treatment, the NRS for itch scores decreased from 9 to 1; the NRS for sleep scores increased from 5 to 9; HADS decreased from 14 to 2; DLQI decreased from 9 to 5; IGA decreased from 4 to 3. After a 2-month follow-up, the patient was stable in all aspects without new rash. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture is a feasible method for the treatment of prurigo nodularis.

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