Diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by Staphylococcus aureus abscess and bacteremia due to acupuncture: case report and review of the literature.
Seeley EJ, Chambers HF
Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. eseeley@itsa.ucsf.edu
Acupuncture use is increasing in the United States. Despite multiple studies, the efficacy and safety of acupuncture are poorly defined. We report a previously healthy patient who developed a thigh abscess, bacteremia, and diabetic ketoacidosis after acupuncture treatment. We review the literature on infectious complications of acupuncture.
Published 7 June 2006 in Clin Infect Dis, 43(1): e6-8.
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