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 eff...
| Published in: | Acupuncture in Medicine Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 60 - 63 |
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| Format: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Mar2012
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |