Fire needle acupuncture for postherpetic neuralgia of the oral mucosa after initial misdiagnosis: a case report
Oral herpes zoster can be diagnostically challenging. This case report suggests that fire needle acupuncture might offer a potential benefit in alleviating its pain. However, definitive conclusions regarding efficacy require confirmation through rigorous randomized controlled trials.
Authors
- Chuyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-1883)
- Jingxing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-5042)
- Zhen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7880-5998)
- Yan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6018-6538)
- Jiachun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-7655)
- Z. Jiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6288-7042)
Institutions
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Tianjin Anding Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05513-7
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China