A Case of Successful Acupuncture Treatment for Diffuse Pan-Bronchiolitis
10.3777/jjsam.57.621
- VernacularTitle:鍼治療が有効であったびまん性汎細気管支炎の一症例
- Author:
Masao SUZUKI
;
Yasushi OHNO
;
Takako OHNO
;
Masato EGAWA
;
Kenji NAMURA
;
Seigou AKAO
;
Tadashi YANO
;
Hisayoshi FUJIWARA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diffuse pan-bronchiolitis (DPB);
sputum;
acupuncture;
dyspnea;
respiratory function
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2007;57(5):621-632
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
[Aim] Diffuse pan-bronchiolitis (DPB) causes severe respiratory dysfunction and severely limits a patient's daily activities. Case: This paper reports a case of a DPB patient whose respiratory symptoms were successfully improved by acupuncture. In a case report in January 2002, a 62-year-old male visited the Department of Respiratory Internal Medicine at Gifu University Hospital, complaining of cough, pumlent sputum and dyspnea on exercise. His general condition had worsened despite ordinary medical treatment. Thus acupuncture was added to the treatment in August, 2001. Intervention: The patient received acupuncture treatments once a week for 50 weeks. The acupuncture treatment was based on the Chinese medicine theory. Measurements: Outcome measures were respiratory symptoms using the Fletcher-Hugh-Jones (F-H-J) classification, 6-minute walking distance (6 MWD), blood test, arterial blood gas and pulmonary function tests. Computed tomography (CT) was assessed. Each evaluation was done after 15 weeks and 50 weeks later.
[Results] After 15 weeks of acupuncture treatment, cough, pumlent sputum, walking distance, the Borg scale and respiratory function were significantly improved compared with the baseline. Moreover, the effect of the acupuncture treatment continued for 50 weeks.
[Conclusion] This suggests that acupuncture treatment was effective in treating the advanced case of DPB.
