ArticleInfection and drug resistance2022
Fire Needle Combined Therapy or Surgery Therapy for Carbuncle of Neck? A Case Series.
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- Clinical efficacy of fire-needle warming therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis of cold-dampness type and its effect on serum IL-1β and MMP-3.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Article
- Fire Needle Combined Topical Mupirocin for the Treatment of Simple Skin Abscesses in Pediatric Patients: A Case Series.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Skin carbuncle is a suppurative infection of adjacent multiple hair follicles and their surrounding tissues, mostly caused by Patients and Methods: We reported four cases of carbuncle of the neck, three of which were treated with traditional Chinese medicine therapy based on fire needles combined with topical drugs, and the other one was treated by surgical incision and drainage, debridement, and dressing change. Results: All four cases achieved good therapeutic effects. The results showed that in the treatment of early carbuncle, compared with surgical treatment, fire needle therapy had less trauma, smaller prognosis scar, less cost, and faster recovery. However, when the carbuncle significantly expands or the deep tissue of the late carbuncle shows erosion necrosis, surgical debridement is necessary. Conclusion: The traditional Chinese medicine therapy based on the fire needle for the early treatment of carbuncle has important clinical significance, which is worthy of further study.
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