Case Report: Clinical improvement of localized chronic eczema following multisegmental paraspinal electroacupuncture
Abstract
BackgroundNeuroimmune interactions provide a rationale for studying somatosensory neuromodulation in inflammatory disorders, but a single clinical observation cannot establish an autonomic mechanism. We report a case of localized chronic eczema that improved after multisegmental paraspinal electroacupuncture (EA).Case descriptionA 58-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of worsening pruritic, erythematous, scaly plaques confined to the presternal region. Dermatological assessment favored localized chronic eczema. Total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and peripheral eosinophils were elevated, and house-dust-mite-specific IgE showed mild sensitization; these findings were treated as background rather than proof of causation. Mycological testing and histopathology were not performed. After approximately 1 month without topical corticosteroids, the patient received bilateral T2–T6 paraspinal EA three times weekly for 3 weeks. Clinical photographs and chart notes suggested improvement. Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores were reconstructed retrospectively. No recurrence was reported over 3 weeks of telephone follow-up.ConclusionThis case documents a temporal association between paraspinal EA and improvement of localized chronic eczema. It does not establish causality, segment specificity, or sympathetic modulation.
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BibTeX
@article{mei2026case,
title = {{Case Report: Clinical improvement of localized chronic eczema following multisegmental paraspinal electroacupuncture}},
author = {Xiaoxue Mei and Jing Wang and Yun Liu and Wenyi Wu and Mei Tang and Yu Gao and Jianfeng Chen and Jianhua Tang},
journal = {Frontiers in Neuroscience},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.3389/fnins.2026.1905399},
url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2026.1905399},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Case Report: Clinical improvement of localized chronic eczema following multisegmental paraspinal electroacupuncture
AU - Xiaoxue Mei
AU - Jing Wang
AU - Yun Liu
AU - Wenyi Wu
AU - Mei Tang
AU - Yu Gao
AU - Jianfeng Chen
AU - Jianhua Tang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/02
JO - Frontiers in Neuroscience
DO - 10.3389/fnins.2026.1905399
UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2026.1905399
AB - BackgroundNeuroimmune interactions provide a rationale for studying somatosensory neuromodulation in inflammatory disorders, but a single clinical observation cannot establish an autonomic mechanism. We report a case of localized chronic eczema that improved after multisegmental paraspinal electroacupuncture (EA).Case descriptionA 58-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of worsening pruritic, erythematous, scaly plaques confined to the presternal region. Dermatological assessment favored localized chronic eczema. Total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and peripheral eosinophils were elevated, and house-dust-mite-specific IgE showed mild sensitization; these findings were treated as background rather than proof of causation. Mycological testing and histopathology were not performed. After approximately 1 month without topical corticosteroids, the patient received bilateral T2–T6 paraspinal EA three times weekly for 3 weeks. Clinical photographs and chart notes suggested improvement. Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores were reconstructed retrospectively. No recurrence was reported over 3 weeks of telephone follow-up.ConclusionThis case documents a temporal association between paraspinal EA and improvement of localized chronic eczema. It does not establish causality, segment specificity, or sympathetic modulation.
SN - 1662-453X
SN - 1662-4548
ER -