hidradenitis suppurativa

[Guest guest]

I mother called my clinic today inquiring about acupuncture and

herbology treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. Her daughter is age

17, has been having flareups in the groin area for two years, with a

frequency of q. 2 mo. with no identifiable triggers.. Please share

any clinical experience you may have with this, along with TCM

patterns that tend to coincide with this western diagnosis. Thanks.

[Guest guest]

I saw this once, it manifested mostly along the flanks and I treated it as

damp heat in the Liver/GB channels. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang helped with the

itching, pain, exudate, etc.

 

Although the patient reported improvement, financial problems became an

obstacle to her ability to remain with the herbal treatment and I can't say

how long the positive effect lasted.

 

On 3/12/07, josephcurcio <joseph wrote:

>

> I mother called my clinic today inquiring about acupuncture and

> herbology treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. Her daughter is age

> 17, has been having flareups in the groin area for two years, with a

> frequency of q. 2 mo. with no identifiable triggers.. Please share

> any clinical experience you may have with this, along with TCM

> patterns that tend to coincide with this western diagnosis. Thanks.

>

 

 

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