Clinical Observation of Acupoint Application of Chinese Medicine in Treating Chronic Eczema

Objective: To explore the clinical effects of acupoint application of Chinese medicine in treating chronic eczema and its mechanisms.Methods: Sixty-one patients with chronic eczema were randomly divided into treatment group(n=31) and control group(n=30).All the patients were treated with the conventional therapy,and the patients in treatment group were treated with acupoint application of Chinese medicine in addition,with a course of 12 weeks.The clinical effects,eczema area and severity index(EASI) score and pruritus score were evaluated,and the levels of ECP,IgE and EOS were tested.Results: ①After treatment of four weeks,the total effective rates of treatment group and control group were 83.9% and 83.3% respectively,and the remarkably effective rates of treatment group and control group were 6.5% and 10.0% respectively,with no statistical difference between two groups(P0.05).After treatment of twelve weeks,the total effective rates of treatment group and control group were both 100%,and the remarkably effective rates of treatment group and control group were 77.4% and 36.7% respectively;the clinical effects of treatment group were better than control group(P0.05).②After treatment of four weeks and twelve weeks,the EASI score and pruritus score were significantly decreased in both groups(P0.05,P0.01),and after treatment of twelve weeks,the EASI score and pruritus score of treatment group were lower than those of control group(P0.01).③After treatment,the levels of ECP and IgE of treatment group and the level of IgE of control group were obviously decreased(P0.05).Conclusion: The therapy of acupoint application of Chinese medicine can enhance the long-term effect in treating chronic eczema,and regulate the immune function.