Acupuncture for symptom management in patients with hyper-IgE (Job's) syndrome

J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Jan;17(1):71-6. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0264. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy*
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Job Syndrome / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Self Report
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult