Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study
A forty-three-year-old male patient was diagnosed with an acute abscess in the dorsum of the right hand. On the 5th day of conventional pharmacological therapy the patient was still suffering, and was referred to the Outpatient department (OPD) to evacuate and drain the abscess and treat the edema a...
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author | Emad Ahmed Fathy Hussein Shahira Hassan Ibrahim Negm Tabish Ishaq Shaikh Ahmed Helmy Saleh |
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description | A forty-three-year-old male patient was diagnosed with an acute abscess in the dorsum of the right hand. On the 5th day of conventional pharmacological therapy the patient was still suffering, and was referred to the Outpatient department (OPD) to evacuate and drain the abscess and treat the edema around the area with Hijama (wet cupping therapy, WCT). The hand abscess was successfully cured within a week using an integrative approach of wet cupping therapy together with conventional drug therapy. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c7e248e474594f8abf74821c68455a822023-03-28T02:10:05ZengKorean Pharmacopuncture InstituteJournal of Pharmacopuncture2093-69662023-03-01261949810.3831/KPI.2023.26.1.94KPI.2023.26.1.94Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case studyEmad Ahmed Fathy Hussein0Shahira Hassan Ibrahim Negm1Tabish Ishaq Shaikh2Ahmed Helmy Saleh3Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Family Medicine Diploma of Arab Institute of Continuing Professional Development (AICPD), Al Sheikh Zayed Central Hospital, Giza, EgyptFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Family Medicine Diploma of Arab Institute of Continuing Professional Development (AICPD), Al Sheikh Zayed Central Hospital, Giza, EgyptAyurveda Practitioner, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Higher Educational Institution in Nashik, Nashik, Maharashtra, IndiaFaculty of Sport Education - Abo Qir, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptA forty-three-year-old male patient was diagnosed with an acute abscess in the dorsum of the right hand. On the 5th day of conventional pharmacological therapy the patient was still suffering, and was referred to the Outpatient department (OPD) to evacuate and drain the abscess and treat the edema around the area with Hijama (wet cupping therapy, WCT). The hand abscess was successfully cured within a week using an integrative approach of wet cupping therapy together with conventional drug therapy.http://www.journal-jop.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.3831/KPI.2023.26.1.94hand skin abscesscupping therapywct (wet cupping therapy)hijamaintegrative approach |
spellingShingle | Emad Ahmed Fathy Hussein Shahira Hassan Ibrahim Negm Tabish Ishaq Shaikh Ahmed Helmy Saleh Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study Journal of Pharmacopuncture hand skin abscess cupping therapy wct (wet cupping therapy) hijama integrative approach |
title | Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study |
title_full | Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study |
title_fullStr | Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study |
title_full_unstemmed | Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study |
title_short | Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study |
title_sort | suggested integrative approach for hand abscess with cupping therapy a case study |
topic | hand skin abscess cupping therapy wct (wet cupping therapy) hijama integrative approach |
url | http://www.journal-jop.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.3831/KPI.2023.26.1.94 |
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