Herpes zoster treated by acupuncture
Coghlan, C.J.
Central African Journal of Medicine 38(12): 466-467
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-9176 PMID: 1340799 Document Number: 391312
The treatment of Herpes zoster by acupuncture is described. These were four patients with acute zoster and four with post-herpetic neuralgia. In a majority of the cases electro-acupuncture was found to be effective, and this treatment should be instigated as early as possible. Since the treatment of Herpes zoster by drugs is not routinely successful and can prove expensive, acupuncture, whose side effects are minimal, merits a trial.