Adverse Events of Acupuncture: A Systematic Review of Case Reports

Table 10

Adverse reactions associated with acupuncture (10 cases).

First author/year (reference)	Country	Case age/sex	Disease treated	Puncture sites	Adverse reactions	Remarks
Castro-Durán 2000 [105]	Spain	48/F	Arthralgia	Not stated	Pyoderma gangrenosum	Immune response
Jenner 2002 [102]	UK	41/F	Cancer pain	Points at upper back	Galactorrhoea	Breast cancer
Cole 2002 [100]	USA	25/M	Healthy volunteer for a clinical study	ST36 (bilateral)	Convulsive syncope	Pt was sitting
Campbell 2005 [103]	UK	32/F	Foot pain	Local points at foot	Galactorrhoea (left side)	Pt had no lactation prior to the tx
Kung 2005 [101]	Taiwan	72/M	Arm pain	LI11, TB5 (arm)	Syncope	Pt was sitting
		63/F	Ankle pain	GB34, B40 (leg & ankle)	Syncope	Pt was sitting
Bradbury 2006 [104]	UK	50/F	Shoulder pain	Points around shoulder	Nystagmus	Semirecumbent position
Smyth 2007 [108]	Scotland	55/M	Back pain	Back	Spontaneous needle movement	No complication
Hong 2008 [106]	China	52/F	Leg weakness	ST36 (leg)	Hepatotoxicity	Pt was in menopause
Fleming 2011 [107]	UK	41/F	Back pain	Lower back	Eruptive lichen planus	Immune response