Evidenz der Akupunktur bei dermatologischen Erkrankungen

Zusammenfassung

Die Akupunktur hat in den letzten Jahren an Bedeutung gewonnen. In einer Literaturrecherche haben die Autoren dieses Übersichtsartikels den derzeitigen Stand der Evidenz zur Akupunktur bei ausgewählten dermatologischen Krankheitsbildern und Symptomen ermittelt. Da die Studienanzahl gering ist, kann derzeit noch keine klare Aussage zur Wirksamkeit der Akupunktur bei dermatologischen Krankheitsbildern getroffen werden. Lesen Sie, bei welchen Indikationen die Akupunktur einen Therapieversuch lohnt.

Schlüsselwörter

Akupunktur - Juckreiz - Dermatologie - Ekzem - Emesis - Nausea - Psoriasis

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PD Dr. med. Florian Pfab

Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie
ZAUM – Zentrum Allergie und Umwelt
Klinische Kooperationsgruppe Helmholtz-Zentrum/TU München

Biedersteiner Straße 29

80802 München

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Florian Pfab ist derzeit im Rahmen eines Forschungsstipendiums der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft als Visiting Associate Professor an der Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dept. of Radiology; Lehrauftrag für Akupunktur an der Universität Regensburg; Dozent der Deutschen Ärztegesellschaft für Akupunktur (DÄGfA).