title: Acupuncture therapy for fever induced by viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in military medical service: a case series.
abstract: We report the cases of eight military patients with fever (≥38°C) induced by viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) who requested treatment with acupuncture in the military medical service room. All patients were treated immediately after diagnosis with classical acupuncture (GV14, GB20, TE8 points) and a new type of acupuncture, equilibrium acupuncture (Feibing and Ganmao points). After one treatment session (20 min), reduction of body temperature was confirmed in all patients. Accompanying symptoms such as headache, myalgia and nasal obstruction also showed a tendency to decrease. Within 3 days of treatment, six of the eight patients had recovered from the URTI. No adverse effects of acupuncture treatment were reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases, College of Korean Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea Medical Service Room, Service Support Group, Ministry of National Defence, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: SeungWon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Medical Service Room, Service Support Group, Ministry of National Defence, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: KyoungHo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases, College of Korean Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: WooSang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases, College of Korean Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: SangKwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases, College of Korean Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: KiHo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ACUPUNCTURE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES