顳側大面積鬼剃頭（圓禿／斑禿）針灸治癒案例報告

Massive Area of Temporal Alopecia Areata Healed by Acupuncture: A Clinical Case Report

張立德(Lea-Der Chang)

《北台灣中醫醫學雜誌》 2卷2期 (2010/12) Pp. 55-74

https://doi.org/10.30127/BTWZYYXZZ.201012.0005

摘要

圓禿屬于皮膚及精神方面的疾病，中醫又稱為「鬼剃頭」、「鬼油風」或是「斑禿」。此種疾病的特色是患者頭皮上的頭髮在短期內會單個或多個呈圓圈狀地完全脫落，常見於青、壯年人身上。中醫認為圓禿是肝腎陰虛所致，通常認為是局部自體免疫發炎反應，或是與賀爾蒙變化（雄性素分泌過多）、心理及情緒壓力有關，有遺傳傾向。本文要討論一位長期顳側大面積圓禿的女性患者，經過使用針灸治療痊癒的臨床案例。

關鍵字

圓禿（鬼剃頭） ； 針灸 ； 中醫

並列摘要

Alopecia areata is categorized in the fields of dermatology and psychology. It is termed as the ”ghost-shaving head” or the ”ghost greasy wind” or ”patch-shape alopecia” in the traditional Chinese Medicine. The disease is characterized in singular or multiple circular-shape of alopecia areata of hair rapidly and completely on patient's scalp in a short time, which is often seen in teenagers and postadolescent .In the theory of traditional Chinese Medicine, alopecia areata is considered to be caused by the Yin Vacuity of Hepatic and Renal Viscera. It is commonly held that alopecia areata is a local inflammation reaction of immunity, or clinically correlation with the hormonal change (excessive secretion of androgen), psychological pressure or emotional pressure, which has genetic tendency. Our article would discuss a clinical case of a female patient with long-term massive area of temporal alopecia areata healed by acupuncture.

並列關鍵字

Alopecia areata ； Acupuncture ； Traditional Chinese Medicine