[A case of acupuncture needle dermatitis].
A 65-year-old female visited our clinic with painful red vesicular dermatitis of the forehead and around the left eye. She had received acupuncture for headache and shoulder stiffness 6 days before visiting our clinic. A patch test with nickel sulfate gave positive results. We treated her with the greater occipital nerve block and trigger point injection which relieved her pain. We reached the diagnosis of greater occipital trigeminal syndrome with contact dermatitis from the acupuncture needle.
Morimoto
M
M
Department of Anesthesiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osakasayama.
Kawata
K
K
Tsuchiya
N
N
Murakami
H
H
Kura
M
M
Koga
Y
Y
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010328:Patch Tests; D013577:Syndrome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
C029938:nickel sulfate; D009532:Nickel; D008775:Methylprednisolone