Table 11.
Adverse events associated with moxibustion (4 cases).
|
First author/year (reference) |
Country | Case age/sex | Disease treated | Moxibustion site | Adverse events | Practitioner | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisman 2002 [109] |
Canada | 38/M | Not stated | Abdomen | Ecchymoses | Not specified | Pt had a hx of liver disease |
| Chau 2006 [110] | USA |
53/F |
Headache |
Leg and feet | Cellulitis | Untrained individual | Recovered |
| Lee 2008 [111] | Korea | 78/F | Pain |
Fingers | Infection caused spinal epidural abscess | Self | Pt had diabetes |
| Yun 2009 [112] | Korea | 58/M | Abdominal pain | Abdomen | Basal cell carcinoma | Self | Pt. self-treated for 10 y |