A Rare Complication During the Wet Cupping Therapy: Generalized Convulsion

Abstract

It is known that Wet Cupping Therapy (WCT), one of the complementary and traditional therapy applications, has therapeutic effect on many diseases that are nonresponsive to conventional treatment. In this case report, a rhythmic and generalized convulsion seizure characterized with tonic-clonic movements after WCT was defined in the patient. The convulsion occurred during scarification to DU14 point (C7 processus spinosus) just after the WCT started. Vital findings of the patient before the WCT were stable and blood parameters that were analysed were normal. He had no medical history. Some complications such as syncope are reported during the WCT. However, because the generalized convulsion was not within our knowledge this case is approved to present.

Keywords

• Wet Cupping Therapy; Hijamah; Convulsion;

Islak Kupa Terapisinde Nadir Bir Komplikasyon: Jeneralize Konvülziyon

Abstract

Islak kupa terapisi (IKT) geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi uygulamalarından biridir. Terapötik etkiye sahip olduğu bilinen IKT’nin konvansiyonel tedaviye cevap vermeyen birçok bozuklukta etkisi olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu olgu sunumunda, IKT sırasında tonik-klonik hareketlerle karakterize ritmik, jeneralize konvülziyon atağı geçiren hasta sunulmuştur. IKT uygulaması yapılırken, DU14 bölgesine (C7-processus spinosus) skarifikasyon yapılırken jeneralize konvülziyon gerçekleşmiştir. Hastanın IKT öncesi vital bulguları stabil, kan parametreleri normaldir. Ayrıca, hastanın özgeçmişinde jeneralize konvülziyon ile uyumlu bulgu yoktur. Literatürde, IKT esnasında senkop gibi bazı komplikasyonlar rapor edilmiştir ancak jeneralize konvülziyonun bilgimiz dahilinde bulunmaması sebebiyle bu vakanın sunulması uygun görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Islak Kupa Terapisi; Hacamat; Konvülziyon;

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