title: Auricular acupuncture to resolve the exacerbations in ocular myasthenia--a case report.
abstract: Ocular myasthenia is a neuromuscular autoimmune disorder in which the clinical symptoms are restricted to the external ocular muscles with either ptosis or diplopia, or both. The condition may follow a relapsing and remitting course. Conventional therapy consists of anticholinergic drugs, corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. We report a case in which auricular acupuncture was used as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment. The time course of the response suggests that acupuncture appeared to help resolve the current relapse.
authors: Pain Service, Local Health Care, Authority 18, San Luca Hospital, Trecenta, Italy. crestanifrancesco@libero.it
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Crestati
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Shaladi
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Preteroti
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Tartari
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors