title: [Efficacy observation on acupoint catgut embedding therapy combined medication for treatment of chronic urticaria induced by Helicobacter pylori infection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the efficacy of acupoint catgut embedding therapy combined medication on chronic urticaria induced by Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-two cases were randomly divided into 3 groups, named a medication group (group A, 31 cases), an acupoint catgut embedding group (group B, 30 cases) and a medication combined acupoint catgut embedding group (group C, 31 cases). In group A, the medication was administered orally for antihistamine and anti-HP infection. In group B, catgut embedding was applied on Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. In group C, acupoint catgut embedding therapy was applied in combination with medication (medication as group A, acupoint catgut embedding as group B). After 3-month treatment, the efficacy, recurrence rate and HP negative rate were compared among 3 groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Separately, the effective rates of group A, B, C were 61.3% (19/31), 53.3% (16/30) and 90.3% (28/31); the recurrence rates were 27.3% (3/11), 33.3% (3/9) and 5.9% (1/17); and HP negative rates were 31.3% (10/31), 26.7% (9/30) and 77.4% (24/31). The clinical efficacy and HP negative rate in group C were superior to those in group A and B (P < 0.01, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupoint catgut embedding therapy combined medication is significant in efficacy and low in recurrence rate in treatment of chronic urticaria caused by HP infection.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, The First Hospital of Handan City, Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China. yyangxinli@163.com
authors.forename: Xin-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qing-Ling
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Peng-Hua
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Li-Xia
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin-Guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002398:Catgut; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000502:physiology; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006633:Histamine Antagonists