[Influence of garlic moxibustion on the therapeutic effect in re-treatment patients of tuberculosis].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effect of moxibustion in re-treatments patients of tuberculosis.


METHODS
Fifty-three cases were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 31) and a control group (n = 22). They were treated with routine chemotherapeutic program of western medicine with garlic moxibustion on main points Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuang (BL 43), Shenzhu (GV 12), etc. added in the observation group. The therapeutic effects were assessed by clinical symptoms and signs, X-ray, CT examination and laboratory indexes.


RESULTS
The focus absorbing rate of 87.1% in the observation group was better than 63.6% in the control group (P < 0.05); the rate of bacteria-turned negativity in sputum was 90.5% in the observation group which was better than 56.3% in the control group (P < 0.05); the observation group in improvement of hypodynamia, night sweat and cough was superior to the control group (all P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Moxibustion can increase the therapeutic effect for the re-treatment patient of tuberculosis.
Zhao
Xiu-Ping
XP
Department of TCM, Chest Hospital of Qingdao City, Qingdao, Shandong 266043, China.
Chen
Rui-Xiang
RX
Lü
Hong-Qing
HQ
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005737:Garlic / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*