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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar 31;26(1):94-98.
doi: 10.3831/KPI.2023.26.1.94.

Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study

Emad Ahmed Fathy Hussein  1 , Shahira Hassan Ibrahim Negm  1 , Tabish Ishaq Shaikh  2 , Ahmed Helmy Saleh  3
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Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study

Emad Ahmed Fathy Hussein et al. J Pharmacopuncture. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: cupping therapy; hand skin abscess; hijama; integrative approach; wct (wet cupping therapy).

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Hand abscess first seen.
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Figure 2
Preparation by dry cupping after skin wiped with betadine.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Cups in place after scarification to evacuate then re-applied for decongestion.
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Figure 4
Skin colour showing lesser redness and edema, pus could be observed decreasing on daily dressing, extruded pus comes lesser.
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Figure 5
Cupping without scratches then applied to the punctum of the abscess in steps.
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Figure 6
Next dressing there was no more redness or edema at all with an abscess cavity clean intending to heal from the sides and bottom.
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