Author: Ge AX, Ryan ME, Holland SM, Freeman AF, Anderson VL, Wang F, Fleshman JW.
Affiliation: 1 National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, MD.
Conference/Journal: J Altern Complement Med.
Date published: 2011 Jan 5
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Abstract Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture treatment for symptom management in patients with hyper-immunoglobulin E (IgE) syndrome (HIES). Design: This was a retrospective case series. Setting/location: The study was conducted at the The Clinical Research Center of the National Institutes of Health. Subjects: There were 8 adult patients with HIES ages 23-56 with varying symptoms in the study. Intervention: Acupuncture treatments were given from May 29, 2001 to February 17, 2009. Outcome measures: Acupuncture treatment efficacy was measured and evaluated using a 0-10 assessment instrument pre- and post-treatment. Results: The 8 patients with HIES suffered from a wide variety of symptoms related to the disease. Acupuncture treatments uniformly decreased the self-reported severity of symptoms. Conclusions: This case series demonstrates that acupuncture is a clinically useful and safe therapy for symptom management in patients with HIES.
PMID: 21208131