Observation on Long-term and Short-term Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture Therapy to Chronic Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
- VernacularTitle:针刺治疗小儿慢性肠系膜淋巴结炎近远期疗效观察
- Author:
Yanhui GAO
;
Jie XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic mesenteric lymphadenitis;
acupuncture therapy;
Sifeng(EX-UE 10);
regulate spleen and stomach;
curative effect observation
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2013;(10):1244-1245,1249
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To assess the curative effect of acupuncture therapy to chronic mesenteric lymphadenitis. [Methods] Al 120 children patients are ran-domly divided into two groups, 60 cases each. Control group is treated with cefuroxime sodium for infections, and treatment group with acupuncture at Sifeng(EX-UE 10), Neiguan (PC06), Zhongwan(RN 12),Zusanli(ST 36) and etc. [Results] Markedly effective rate of treatment group was 91.7%,and total effective rate was 98.3%; markedly effective rate of control group was 86.7%, and total effective rate was 95%, which showed significant difference in curative effects.The two groups symptoms were decreased compared with before treatment, the difference was significant( P<0.01);after treatment, symptom scores were lower than the control group, with significant difference. The recurrence rate of treatment group after three months was 3.6%. The recurrence rate of treatment group after six months was 1.9%, evidently lower than control group ’s 57.7%,54% respectively. [Conclusion] Acupuncture therapy to chronic mesenteric lymphadenitis has unequivocal short-term effect, a stable long-term effect, and low recurrence rate,deservers clinical applications.
