A 30-year-old female patient with Bartholin’s abscess was treated by acupuncture.Before visit,she had taken wuwei xiaodu yin for 4 consecutive days,but the symptoms were not alleviated markedly and pain was worsening...A 30-year-old female patient with Bartholin’s abscess was treated by acupuncture.Before visit,she had taken wuwei xiaodu yin for 4 consecutive days,but the symptoms were not alleviated markedly and pain was worsening.According to the conditions of tongue and pulse,and physical signs,the case was differ-entiated as pathogenic heat invading blood phase;and the injury of qi and yin by the herbal decoction the patient took before.In treatment with acupuncture,the treatment principle focused on benefiting qi,nourishing yin,expelling pus from the interior and draining toxin,and promoting the circulations of meridians to stop pain.He-sea points were selected to clear heat and resolve damp,and replenish the liver and kidney;and the acupoints of bladder meridian were combined under the guidance of“taiyang dominating the openings,”aiming at elevating qi and expelling toxin from the interior.Acupuncture was given once daily.After treated for 4 days,abscess was ruptured,pain disappeared,and no recurrence was presented and no sequelae happened during over 2 years of follow-up.This case shows that acupuncture is effective on Bartholin’s abscess.By reviewing this case,it is put forward that there may by the signs before the onset of Bartholin’s abscess,and the treatment should focus on opening a way for eliminating pathogens.Moreover,the clinical trial is required to verify acupuncture effect on this disease.展开更多
文摘A 30-year-old female patient with Bartholin’s abscess was treated by acupuncture.Before visit,she had taken wuwei xiaodu yin for 4 consecutive days,but the symptoms were not alleviated markedly and pain was worsening.According to the conditions of tongue and pulse,and physical signs,the case was differ-entiated as pathogenic heat invading blood phase;and the injury of qi and yin by the herbal decoction the patient took before.In treatment with acupuncture,the treatment principle focused on benefiting qi,nourishing yin,expelling pus from the interior and draining toxin,and promoting the circulations of meridians to stop pain.He-sea points were selected to clear heat and resolve damp,and replenish the liver and kidney;and the acupoints of bladder meridian were combined under the guidance of“taiyang dominating the openings,”aiming at elevating qi and expelling toxin from the interior.Acupuncture was given once daily.After treated for 4 days,abscess was ruptured,pain disappeared,and no recurrence was presented and no sequelae happened during over 2 years of follow-up.This case shows that acupuncture is effective on Bartholin’s abscess.By reviewing this case,it is put forward that there may by the signs before the onset of Bartholin’s abscess,and the treatment should focus on opening a way for eliminating pathogens.Moreover,the clinical trial is required to verify acupuncture effect on this disease.
