title: [Observation on the therapeutic effect of a red-hot needle therapy combined with blood-letting puncture and cupping for treatment of neurodermatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective therapy for neurodermatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-six cases were divided into 2 groups by random number table. The treatment group (n = 54) were treated by hot-red needle therapy combined with blood-letting puncturing and cupping at skin-injured area, and the control group (n = 42) were treated with external smearing of halometasone cream.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate and the total effective rate were 51.9% and 96.3% in the treatment group, and 28.6% and 81.0% in the control group, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Red-hot needle therapy combined with blood-letting puncture and cupping has a definite therapeutic effect on neurodermatitis, without toxic and adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Acup-mox-meridian Research Institute of Sichuan Academy of TCM, Chengdu 610031, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chun-Tao
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Yu-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001815:Bloodletting / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009450:Neurodermatitis / Q000628:therapy*