Volume 1,Issue 2
Observation on the Clinical Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Autohemotherapy in Treating Chronic Urticaria of Blood Deficiency and Wind-Dryness Type
Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with autohemotherapy in the treatment of chronic urticaria with blood deficiency and wind-dryness syndrome. Methods: 68 patients with chronic urticaria of blood deficiency and wind-dryness type who visited the dermatology clinic of the hospital from January 2024 to January 2025 were selected. All patients were randomly divided into an acupuncture combined with autohemotherapy group (treatment group) with 34 cases and a loratadine treatment group (control group) with 34 cases. The degree of skin lesion resolution and itching, treatment effect, and recurrence rate were observed in both groups. Results: The treatment effect of the acupuncture combined with autohemotherapy group was significantly better than that of the western medicine treatment group. There were 22 cases of recovered patients, 6 cases of effective patients, and 6 cases of ineffective patients, with an effective rate of 82.35%, and the recurrence rate was lower. Conclusion: Both therapies can effectively treat chronic urticaria with blood deficiency and wind-dryness syndrome, but acupuncture combined with autohemotherapy has a definite effect in treating chronic spontaneous urticaria with blood deficiency and wind-dryness syndrome, which can better reduce the recurrence rate and improve patients’ quality of life.
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