ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM AT THE LATE STAGE

摘要

Causes inducing subacute thyroiditis have been unclear, but clinically it is treated mostly with cortical hormones. In the present paper, it was reported that one case of subacute thyroiditis with hyperthyoidism at the late stage was cured with acupuncture at Renying ( ST 9 ), Fengchi ( GB 20 ), Jiaji points on the neck and other points. In the treatment, differentiation of symptoms and signs was combined with differentiation of disease, selection of proximal acupoints was combined wijh selection of distal acupoints. The patient was treated in accordance with his physique. Therefore, the therapeutic effects were obtained rapidly.