Control study on treatment of 90 cases of acute gouty arthritis by pricking blood therapy

Objective To observe therapeutic effects of pricking blood therapy with different amount of bleeding and western medicine on acute gout arthritis and probe into the mechanism. Methods Ninety cases of acute gout arthritis were divided randomly into 3 groups, group A, group B and group C. They were respectively by pricking blood therapy with bleeding amount of 5 mL and 10 mL, and oral administration of western medicine. Results The analgesic effect in the group B was the best and was superior to other two groups; there were very significant differences as the group A compared with the group B and the group C (P0.01), and no significant difference between the group B and the group C (P0.05) in decrease of blood uric acid; a very significant difference as the group B compared with the group A and the group C (P0.01) in decrease of uric acid in urine. Conclusion Pricking blood therapy is an effective method for acute gout arthritis. The therapeutic effect is related with amount of bleeding and carried out through inhibiting synthesis of blood uric acid and promoting excretion of uric acid in urine.