CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Dermatology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1598618
Exploring the Potential of Acupuncture as a Complementary Therapy for Post-COVID Skin Hyperpigmentation: A Case Report
Provisionally accepted
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian, China
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Background: Post-COVID sequelae include skin abnormalities with nonspecific characteristics, making disease-specific diagnosis challenging. Conventional treatment primarily relies on modern medical approaches, and the potential of complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, remains underexplored. Case Report: This case describes a patient who developed abnormal skin pigmentation following a COVID-19 infection and was initially diagnosed with five different conditions. After a prolonged period of unsuccessful treatment with conventional medicine, the patient received complementary therapy, leading to significant symptom improvement.Complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, may prove beneficial in treating skin conditions that lack a definitive diagnosis, as demonstrated in this case.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, COVID-19, Acupuncture, case, Complementary Therapies
Received: 23 Mar 2025; Accepted: 25 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Xue, Li, Duan, Gao, Zhao, Wu and Wu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Yuan Xue, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian, China
Xili Wu, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian, China
Zhongheng Wu, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian, China
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