Moxibustion Successfully Improved Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in a Patient with Malignant Lymphoma

VernacularTitle:悪性リンパ腫に対する化学療法後の末梢神経障害に灸施術が奏功した一症例
Author: Yukari NOSE ¹ ; Mitsuyuki TAKAMURA ² ; Ayumu YOKOCHI ³ ; Kazuo MARUYAMA ³
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1. Mie University Hospital Integrative Medicine/Acupuncture and Moxibustion Clinic (Department of Anesthesiology)
2. Mie University Hospital Kampo Medicine Clinic (Department of Anesthesiology)
3. Mie University Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Clinic
Keywords: peripheral T-cell lymphoma; chemotherapy; chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; CIPN; moxibustion
From:Kampo Medicine 2021;72(4):383-387
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: A 70-year-old woman was diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphoma and received chemotherapy. She developed chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), and her chief complaint was numbness of her fingertips and toes. However, the symptoms did not change even 9 months after the chemotherapy was completed. Our Kampo diagnosis was dual deficiency of qi (ki) and blood. Hence, we applied pedestal moxibustions to the following acupuncture points : SP 6 (Sanyinjiao), Ex-LE 10 (Bafeng), Ex-UE 9 (Baxie), CV 4 (Guanyuan). Her symptoms improved rapidly after moxibustion treatment. There were neither adverse events nor relapse of the numbness. Moxibustion treatment might reduce symptoms of CIPN.