Cupping therapy may be harmful for eczema: a Pubmed search

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dc.contributor.authorHon, Kam Lunen_US
dc.contributor.authorLuk, David Chi Kongen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-02T00:00:23Z
dc.date.available2014-12-02T00:00:23Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-09
dc.description.abstractEczema is a common childhood atopic condition and treatment is with emollients, topical corticosteroids, and avoidance of possible triggers. S. aureus colonization is a common complication. As there is no immediate cure, many parents seek alternative therapies that claim unproven therapeutic efficacy. We report a girl with long history of treatment noncompliance. After practicing a long period of dietary avoidance and supplementation, the grandparents took her to an alternative medicine practitioner. Following cupping therapy and acupuncture, the child developed blistering and oozing over her back the next day, which rapidly evolved to two large irregular-edge deep ulcers. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and received multidisciplinary supportive intervention. Using search words of  “cupping,” “eczema,” and “atopic dermatitis,” only two reports were found on PubMed. Therapeutic efficacy was claimed but not scientifically documented in these reports. Childhood eczema is an eminently treatable atopic disease. Extreme alternative therapy seems not to be efficacious and may even be associated with serious undesirable sequelae. Physicians should be aware of various alternative treatment modalities and be prepared to offer evidence-based advice to the patients with eczema and their families.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding provided by the Open Access Authors Fund.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipArticle deposited according to Hindawi Publishing Corporation policy in SHERPA/RoMEO, December 2, 2014.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKam Lun E. Hon, David Chi Kong Luk, Kin Fon Leong, and Alexander K. C. Leung, “Cupping Therapy May be Harmful for Eczema: A PubMed Search,” Case Reports in Pediatrics, vol. 2013, Article ID 605829, 3 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/605829en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33530
dc.identifier.issn2090-6803
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50273
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyMedicineen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.hindawi.com/en_US
dc.titleCupping therapy may be harmful for eczema: a Pubmed searchen_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplinePaediatricsen_US
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