EFECTO TERAPEUTICO DE LA AUTOHEMOTERAPIA EN PUNTOS ACUPUNTURALES SOBRE LAS MANIFESTACIONES CLINICAS Y CONCENTRACION SERICA DE IgE EN PACIENTES CON ALERGIA RESPIRATORIA

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the therapeutic effect of autohemotherapy applied to acupuncture points on the clinical symptoms and serum IgE in patients with respiratory allergy Methods: 15 patients were evaluated with respiratory allergies (Allergic rhinitis with or without asthma or other allergy) previously assessed by specialist, performing a sampling at the beginning and end of treatment for autohemotherapy evaluation of serum IgE through ELISA. Also answered a questionnaire on the severity of the nasal and non-nasal symptoms, global symptom assessment nasal and non-nasal and quality of life. A total of 7 sessions where 2.5 ml was extracted from venous blood to the patient apply it to the acupuncture points at a rate of 0.3 ml of blood per point giving a total application of blood in 7 points. Results: We observed in the value of our non-nasal symptoms and nasal one trend towards a decrease in the severity of symptoms, showing in the overall assessment of nasal and non-nasal symptoms improved 69% while the quality of life was presented a 66% improvement. As serum IgE was reported that the initial sample IgE handling an average of 64.08 IU/ml and end of treatment was an average of 19.2 IU/ml a decrease of values 77%. Taking into account that the concentration of IgE in serum is >5UI/ml and <150UI/ml. Our study group average normal range management IgE. Conclusions: The application of acupoints autohemotherapy has a therapeutic effect, decreasing the intensity and severity of showing clinical signs and serum IgE was statistically significant (p <.0.005).