Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture on complicated facial paralysis in the African patient of HIV/AIDS
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Sep;28(9):673-4.
Wuhan City Hospital of TCM, Wuhan, Hubei 430014, China. zhouzhongyuan1962819.my265@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture on complicated facial paralysis in the patient with HIV/AIDS and in the patient with no HIV/AIDS. METHODS: The observation group of 31 cases of facial paralysis with positive HIV/AIDS and the control group of 30 cases of facial paralysis with negative HIV/AIDS were treated with acupuncture at Yifeng (TE 17), Xiaguan (ST 7), Jiache (ST 6), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Dicang (ST 4), Yuyao (EX-HN 4), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Yingxiang (LI 20), etc. and with individual treatment according to different periods of disease. The difference of therapeutic effects between the two groups were observed. RESULTS: The effective rate was 83.9% in the observation group and 96.7% in the control group, with no significant difference between the two groups; while the cured rate was 9.7% in the observation group and 73.3% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture with individual treatment has a satisfactory therapeutic effect on complicated facial paralysis in the patient of HIV/AIDS.
