Iatrogenic artefacts attributable to traditional cupping therapy in a shotgun fatality

Cavlak, Mehmet; Özkök, Alper; Sarı, Serhat; Dursun, Ahmet Zahit; Akar, Taner; Karapırlı, Mustafa; Demirel, Birol

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2015.06.006

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“…If, on one hand as already stated, these injuries may develop serious complications which should be identified and treated in time, on the other hand, they may lead to a misdiagnosis of physical abuse and neglect, in particular when before more vulnerable patients (children and the elderly). 8 This case highlights the importance of a good anamnesis near the patient, being able to more the right diagnosis when facing a skin injury, which could lead to thousands of other different diagnosis.…”

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From today to the past: the cupping therapy as a form of alternative medicine

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<p class="abstract">For thousands of years, the cupping therapy usually used as traditional treatment for pain relief and as cure of disease among its main purposes. We described a case of a 76-year-old male patient, who used the cupping therapy to symptomatic relief and home treatment for pneumonia. The patient showed clinical worsening, which lead him to the emergency room with a subsequent favourable clinical evolution after appropriate therapy.</p>

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“…Die vorgestellten Fälle sollen dafür sensibilisieren, dass bestimmte Verletzungsbilder -insbesondere wenn kein anderer plausibler Entstehungsmechanismus benannt wird -durch alternative Behandlungsmethoden entstanden sein können. Entsprechende Fälle aus der kli- nisch-forensischen Praxis sind u. a. für das "blutige Schröpfen" [2] und das klassische Schröpfen [1,4] vorbeschrieben. Die Kenntnis solcher Verletzungsbilder ist umso wichtiger, als die ursächlichen Heilmethoden auch bei diversen Ärzten, Heilpraktikern etc.…”

Section: Cupping Therapy • Hijama • Istanbul Protocol • Traditional Munclassified

Differenzialdiagnose „Zustand nach Hijama“

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ZusammenfassungIm Rahmen von Begutachtungen zu möglichen Folgen von Folterhandlungen fiel mehrfach der Befund gleichartiger Gruppierungen von über den Rücken verteilten, strichförmigen Narben auf. Ein ähnlich imponierendes, frischeres Verletzungsbild wurde bei einem weiteren Fall festgestellt und konnte auf „Hijama“ (blutiges Schröpfen) zurückgeführt werden. Die dargestellten Fälle zeigen, wie wichtig die Kenntnis von durch alternative Behandlungsmethoden provozierten Befunden ist.

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“…Cupping is the process of drawing blood from the body by the scarification and the application of a cupping glass. Cupping therapy is considered as one of the conventional methods of treatment that are commonly used in Asian and Middle East countries [ 1 , 2 ]. Some resources mentioned that cupping has been used in some countries such as Egypt and China since more than 2000 years [ 3 , 4 ].…”

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“…Hijama is considered as one of the wet-cupping therapies types in which this type is widely practiced in the Muslims countries [ 8 ]. This method can be applied to many regions such as the back of the neck, chest, abdominal wall, and the back area [ 2 ]. This type of therapy is used to relieve the pain, improve body metabolisms such as digestion, to remove bad blood from the body, and for some of the conditions such as flu, heatstroke, asthma, bronchitis, and musculoskeletal problem [ 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 ].…”

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“…This method can be applied to many regions such as the back of the neck, chest, abdominal wall, and the back area [ 2 ]. This type of therapy is used to relieve the pain, improve body metabolisms such as digestion, to remove bad blood from the body, and for some of the conditions such as flu, heatstroke, asthma, bronchitis, and musculoskeletal problem [ 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 ]. The cupping therapy can be used alone or in combination with some other traditional treatment methods such as acupuncture [ 2 ].…”

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Evaluation of wet cupping therapy on the arterial and venous blood parameters in healthy Arabian horses

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Aim:Recently, the complementary therapies such as cupping and acupuncture are being used in veterinary medicine. This research was carried out to determine the effects of wet cupping therapy (Hijama) on the hematological and the biochemical parameters in the healthy Arabian horses for the first time.Materials and Methods:In this study, seven clinically healthy Arabian horses were randomly selected. Four points on the animal body were selected to perform the cupping therapy. Two points were selected at the back just behind the scapula on the left and right sides; another two points were located in the rump. Cups with 4 oz (125 ml) size with narrow mouths were used. A manual pump (sucking cups) was used to create the negative pressure within the cups during cupping. Arterial and venous blood parameters and serum cortisol concentration were measured before cupping and 3 days and 2, 4, and 8 weeks after cupping.Results:No significant differences were estimated in most hematological and biochemical parameters after cupping. A significant decrease in the concentration of serum cortisol was observed in 3 and 14 days after cupping.Conclusions:Cupping induced minor changes on the hematological and biochemical parameters in Arabian horses. This is the first trial on the effects of wet cupping therapy on the different parameters in Arabian horses, which would be useful for further investigations on the role of complementary therapies in horses. Our further studies will include different disease models.

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Iatrogenic artefacts attributable to traditional cupping therapy in a shotgun fatality

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From today to the past: the cupping therapy as a form of alternative medicine

From today to the past: the cupping therapy as a form of alternative medicine

Differenzialdiagnose „Zustand nach Hijama“

Evaluation of wet cupping therapy on the arterial and venous blood parameters in healthy Arabian horses

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