Acupuncture as add-on treatment in the management of a patient with ecthyma gangrenosum.
Acupuncture is believed to have a positive effect on wound healing. A case is presented in which the healing of a leg ulcer which proved to be difficult to treat coincided with the added treatment modality of needling healthy tissue surrounding the lesion. It raises questions about the potential effect of local dry needling on tissue regeneration.
Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London N19 3EW, UK. j.foell@qmul.ac.uk
Jens
J
Foell
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D019468:Disease Management; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing