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.
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