Systematic Review of Adverse Effects: A Further Step towards Modernization of Acupuncture in China

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