Wang Tiejun, Zhou Quanshan, Zhou Futian (Infectious Diseases Hospital of Chengdu)
Since 1960, satisfactory results have been obtained on treating 68 cases with acute infectious icterohepatitis by acupuncture.
1. Main points: Ganshu, Danshu, Zusanli, Taichong.
2. Supplementary points: points were selected according to the patients' clinical symptom: Qimen for pain in hepatic region, Hegu for fever, Zhongwan for abdomen pain, Sanyinjiao and Hegu for insomnia, Guanyuan and Tianshu for diarrhea. Feishu and Lieque for cough and Dachangshu for constipation.
After the acupuncture treatment 60 of 68 cases (88.1%) were clinically cured. All the clinical symptoms and signs disappeared and the function of liver were recovered to normal.
The hospitalized duration averaged 21.6 days.
The icterus lasted on the average 11 days; the pain in hepatic region subsided on the average of 8 days, and disorder of hepatic function recovered to normal on the average of 17.6 days. The follow-up on 47 cases after 26 months discharged from hospital revealed no relapse.
Since 1960, satisfactory results have been obtained on treating 68 cases with acute infectious icterohepatitis by acupuncture.
1. Main points: Ganshu, Danshu, Zusanli, Taichong.
2. Supplementary points: points were selected according to the patients' clinical symptom: Qimen for pain in hepatic region, Hegu for fever, Zhongwan for abdomen pain, Sanyinjiao and Hegu for insomnia, Guanyuan and Tianshu for diarrhea. Feishu and Lieque for cough and Dachangshu for constipation.
After the acupuncture treatment 60 of 68 cases (88.1%) were clinically cured. All the clinical symptoms and signs disappeared and the function of liver were recovered to normal.
The hospitalized duration averaged 21.6 days.
The icterus lasted on the average 11 days; the pain in hepatic region subsided on the average of 8 days, and disorder of hepatic function recovered to normal on the average of 17.6 days. The follow-up on 47 cases after 26 months discharged from hospital revealed no relapse.
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