1. TCM treatment of allergy induced by stainless steel implants for tibiofibular fracture: A case report
- Author
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Yi Ding, Yansong Qi, Baoge Liu, and Yongsheng Xu
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Allergy ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,General Engineering ,type IV allergy ,Patch test ,Case Report ,Traditional Chinese medicine ,contact dermatitis ,medicine.disease ,Metal allergy ,Surgery ,Type IV hypersensitivity ,External fixation ,TCM ,external fixation ,Orthopedic surgery ,medicine ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,business ,Contact dermatitis ,General Environmental Science ,metal allergy - Abstract
Background Metal allergy is frequently seen. Orthopedic metal implants, such as external fixators or other stainless implants, contain chromium, nickel, and molybdenum, which can cause type IV hypersensitivity. Case summary A patient diagnosed with open comminuted tibiofibular fracture was treated with external fixation surgery, and she showed contact dermatitis and eczema-like symptoms 2 weeks postoperatively. She was then diagnosed as allergic to several metals by patch test and subsequently treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), both orally and externally for 1 month. TCM treatment significantly alleviated the hypersensitive symptoms and made the patient bear the external fixator for 2 months until bone union. Conclusion TCM therapy may be an effective treatment for external fixation-induced metal allergy and contact dermatitis.
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- 2019