ReviewBMC complementary medicine and therapies2023
Disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection after scarification wet cupping therapy: a case report and literature review.
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- Faith, food, and healing: a global cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to Islamic complementary and alternative foods and remedies.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
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- Bloodletting for Acute Stroke Recovery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Intracranial mycotic aneurysm rupture following cupping therapy.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Disseminated Staphylococcus aureus Infection in an Adolescent Patient Following a Traditional Phlebotomy Procedure.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCupping therapy is a complementary and alternative medical therapy used especially in pain management. It is generally considered a safe procedure, but complications, including life-threatening infection, may still occur. Understanding these complications is essential to safe and evidence-based use of cupping in practice. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a rare case of disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection after cupping therapy. After wet cupping, a 33-year-old immunocompetent woman developed fever, myalgia, and a productive cough accompanied by acute liver and kidney injury, iliopsoas abscess, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient was treated successfully with cefmetazole plus levofloxacin after microbiological and antimicrobial sensitivity testing.
conclusionsThough rarely reported, clinicians, practitioners of cupping therapy, and patients should be aware of the risk of infection after cupping therapy. High hygiene standards are recommended for cupping therapy, even in immunocompetent individuals.
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