Multiple Psoas Abscess Formation after Pharmacopuncture -A Case Report-Multiple Psoas Abscess Formation after Pharmacopuncture -A Case Report-
- Other Titles
- Multiple Psoas Abscess Formation after Pharmacopuncture -A Case Report-
- Authors
- Eun Hye Koo; Dong Hun Chung; Il Ok Lee; 김난숙; Sang Ho Lim; 최상식
- Issue Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- 대한통증학회
- Keywords
- pharmacopuncture; psoas abscess.
- Citation
- The Korean Journal of Pain, v.23, no.4, pp.270 - 273
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- The Korean Journal of Pain
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 270
- End Page
- 273
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/117514
- ISSN
- 2005-9159
- Abstract
- Acupuncture has been widely used in alternative medicine for pain relief but may have many complications due to lack of appropriate cares. Pharmacopuncture is a sort of acupuncture that injects a herbal ingredient through a thin tube for the purpose of combining the effects of the herb and acupuncture and it has many pitfalls. The agents used in pharmacopuncture are not refined for a desired effect and not produced by sterile standard processes under strict medical surveillance. We report a case of a 44-yr-old male patient who had multiple abscesses in the psoas region with fever, right low back and hip pain that began after the pharmacopuncture treatment. This case shows that although pharmacopuncture has been practiced widely, it is important that the appropriate aseptic technique should be used to prevent severe infections and other complications. (Korean J Pain 2010; 23: 270-273)
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