The acupunctured lung.
We discuss a 72-year-old woman admitted with acute shortness of breath and severe sharp chest pain several hours after receiving acupuncture therapy. She was subsequently diagnosed as having an iatrogenic pneumothorax secondary to acupuncture. We discuss the complications of acupuncture and why patients should be informed of the risks of such procedures.
Department of Acute Internal Medicine, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, GL1 3NN Gloucester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nerys.conway@doctors.org.uk.
Nerys
N
Conway
Department of Acute Internal Medicine, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, GL1 3NN Gloucester, United Kingdom.
Shiva
S
Sreenivasan
D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography