A Case Report on Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment of a Patient with Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
Objective: This study was conducted to investigate whether acupuncture and moxibustion treatment could improve proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy.Methods: A 25-year-old man diagnosed with immunoglobulin A nephropathy had severely increased proteinuria. We conducted acupuncture treatment and...
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Published in | The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 1037 - 1044 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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30.10.2022
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Summary: | Objective: This study was conducted to investigate whether acupuncture and moxibustion treatment could improve proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy.Methods: A 25-year-old man diagnosed with immunoglobulin A nephropathy had severely increased proteinuria. We conducted acupuncture treatment and moxibustion treatment on the abdominal area between the abdominal aorta and kidney at level L2.Results: After five months of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, the patient’s urine albumin/creatinine ratio and urine protein/creatinine ratio had improved from 0.571 to 0.28 and 0.79 to 0.47, respectively.Conclusions: This case report suggests that acupuncture and moxibustion treatment may ameliorate proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy. |
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ISSN: | 1226-9174 |
DOI: | 10.22246/jikm.2022.43.5.1037 |