Table 5.
Other tissue injury.
| Author/year (reference) | Cases | Age/sex | Disease treated | Punctured site | Complication | Practitioner | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen, 1980 [39] | 1 | 33/F | Sore throat | Neck | Cervical common carotid aneurysm | Not specified | Recovered after surgery (3 mo) |
| Wang, 1987 [40] | 1 | 42/F | Thyroid cancer (anaesthesia for thyroidectomy) | SJ17 | Sinus caroticus syndrome, shock | Not specified | Recovered |
| Zhang et al., 1992 [38] | 1 | 39/M | Asthma | BL13 | Pleural shock | Not specified | Recovered (2 d) |
| Zhu, 1986 [41] | 1 | 56/M | Chest distress | RN22 | Asphyxia | Acupuncturist | Dead |
| Gao, 1989 [42] | 1 | 73/M | Cough | LI18 | Dyspnea | Not specified | Recovered (3 d) |
| Liu et al., 1988 [43] | 1 | 53/M | Blepharospasm | The lateral upper eyelid | Retinal detachment | Health worker | Recovered after surgery |
| Yang and Wang, 1996 [18] | 1 | 63/F | Left eye ptosis | Periocular | Traumatic cataract | Acupuncturist | Blind |
| Wang, 1982 [44] | 2 | 20/M | Traumatic mydriasis | EX-HN5 | The orbicularis oculi muscle tremor | Not specified | Recovered (3 d) |
| 35/F | Right migraine | Speech and swallowing difficulties | Recovered (2 h) | ||||
| Li and Zhou, 1980 [45] | 1 | 40/M | Schizophrenia | EX-HN5 | Femoral neck fracture | Acupuncturist | Not specified |
| Liang and Song, 1984 [46] | 1 | 23/M | Cramp | BL57 | Flexor hallucis muscle and digitorum longus muscle scar contracture | Health worker | Recovered after surgery |
| Chen, 1992 [47] | 1 | 17/F | Shortsightedness | GB20, EX-HN17 | Nape spasm | Acupuncturist | Recovered (6 d) |
| Wang, 1994 [48] | 1 | 65/F | Stroke | LI4, SJ5, LI15 | Subluxation of wrist | Intern | Recovered (1 wk) |
| Shi and Chen, 1994 [49] | 1 | 52/M | Facioplegia | LI11 | Elbow pain | Acupuncturist | Recovered (2wk) |
| 1 | 61/F | Scapulohumeral periarthritis | Not specified | Shoulder pain | Recovered (20 d) | ||
| Wang, 1999 [10] | 1 | 53/M | Cough, epistaxis | LU6 | Amyotrophy | Private practitioner | Unrecovered |
| Luo and Huang, 2006 [50] | 2 | 42/M | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Upper limb | Fasciculation | Not specified | Improved |
| 63/M | Upper limb | Improved |