Foreign-body Granuloma After Honeybee Acupuncture.
10.5021/ad.1996.8.3.215
- Author:
Sang Hyub LEE
;
Kyung Jeh SUNG
;
Jai Kyoung KOH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bee sting therapy;
Foreign-body granuloma
- MeSH:
Acupuncture*;
Apitherapy;
Arthralgia;
Bees;
Bites and Stings;
Egypt;
Granuloma, Foreign-Body*;
Hematoma;
Inflammation;
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal;
Sciatica;
Venoms
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1996;8(3):215-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bee sting therapy is said to have been practised since the age of ancient Egypt. Some people believe in the benefit of apitherapy for articular inflammation, hematoma, sciatica, hay fever, etc. However, honeybee has several venoms that may induce various clinical and histopathological findings. We report a case of foreign-body granuloma after honeybee acupuncture for polyarthralgia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of foreign-body granuloma developing at an acupunctured site in English literature.
