title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of He's Santong needling methods on cold erythema multiforme].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective therapy for cold erythema multiforme in ham.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and eighty cases with cold erythema multiforme in ham were randomly divided into a Santong group (n=90) and a western medicine group (n=90). The Santong group was treated by He's Santong needling methods and Huantiao (GB 30), Fengshi (GB 31), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. were selected. The western medicine group was treated by oral administration of Cinnarizine, Cyproheptadine and Vitamin E. Two weeks later, their therapeutic effects were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate was 68.9% and the recurrence rate was 11.3% in the Santong group, and 33.3% and 53.3% in the western medicine group, with significant differences in the cured rate and the recurrence rate between the two groups (both P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  He's Santong needling methods can increase the cured rate and reduce the recurrence rate of cold erythema multiforme in ham.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Wudi County, Binzhou 251900, China. lihe64@126.com
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002936:Cinnarizine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003533:Cyproheptadine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D003533:Cyproheptadine; D002936:Cinnarizine