一位罹患糖尿病長達15年的56歲男性患者，於接受針灸治療後發生雙側性氣胸的個案在此報導。針灸是一項傳統的中醫技術，係利用細針插入特定部位，並藉以使人體?生綿延不絕的能量流動。針灸是一種被用來治療許多疾病的另類療法，諸如關節炎及神經痛、慢性支氣管炎、氣喘、神經?繃、壓力性頭痛、壓力以及其他慢性疼痛症狀。雖然，針灸是一項中國已經廣泛使用了幾千年的古老技術，但仍免不了對患者具有風險性，可導致之併發症包含感染、外傷、留疤、斷針留置人體等，均在過曾被提出過。雖然，國?偶見單純性氣胸的個案報告，但針灸後造成威脅生命之嚴重併發症的雙側性氣胸個案卻罕見，因此預防其併發症為進行針灸治療的首要目標之一。 We report on a 56-year-old male patient with a 15-year history of diabetes mellitus who experienced bilateral pneumothorax after an acupuncture therapy. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique of inserting fine needles at particular points in the body for specific effects, such as a continuous generation and flow of energy throughout the body. Acupuncture is an alternative therapy in the treatment of many diseases such as arthritis, neuralgia, chronic bronchitis, asthma, tension headache, stress and other painful chronic conditions. Although acupuncture is an ancient procedure that has been practiced in China for thousands of years, it still has potential risks for the patient. Complications such as infection, trauma, scarring and needle breakage have been reported. There are several reports of cases of pneumothorax, but bilateral pneumothorax, as a life-threatening complication after acupuncture is very rare. Therefore, prevention of this complication is of the utmost importance during acupuncture therapy.
