Skin burns from applying leaves to treat back pain

Recently, the Department of Traditional Medicine, Vietnam - Sweden Uong Bi Hospital (Quang Ninh) received a patient hospitalized for treatment of back pain with skin burns on the back.

Male patient's skin burns from self-applying medicine to treat back pain

It is known that the patient used the leaves to treat his back pain. As a result, his back pain did not improve and he also suffered second degree skin burns.

The patient is Mr. LVN (39 years old, residing in Dong Trieu town), with a history of back pain for many years. A week before being admitted to the hospital, Mr. N. had a relapse of back pain, pain spreading down both legs, continuous numbness and fatigue, pain increased when moving, coughing, sneezing, and limited bending.

Notably, Mr. N. did not go to the hospital for a check-up but read on the internet and found a type of leaf, crushed it, mixed it with salt and applied it as a treatment. After 3 days, his back pain did not improve and the skin area where the medicine was applied became blistered.

When he saw that his skin was burned and the disease did not go away, Mr. N. went to the Vietnam - Sweden Uong Bi Hospital for examination and was admitted to the Traditional Medicine Department for treatment with the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spine degeneration, and second-degree burns in the lumbar region measuring about 3x6 cm.

At the Department of Traditional Medicine, Mr. N. was treated with anti-inflammatory pain relief, muscle relaxation, burn wound care, combined with traditional medical techniques such as electroacupuncture, hydroacupuncture, massage, etc.

After more than 1 week of treatment, the back pain has decreased, Mr. N. can bend and move more easily, the burn on his lumbar area has peeled off and become a scar...

Through the case of Mr. LVN, Dr. Nguyen Thi Song An, Head of the Department of Traditional Medicine, Vietnam - Sweden Uong Bi Hospital, recommends that people who do not know the effects and how to use leaves with medicinal effects, absolutely do not follow unverified methods, or arbitrarily use drugs of unknown origin, floating drugs, advertised widely on the internet... When seeing changes in a person's physical condition or health, they should immediately go to reputable medical facilities to be examined, consulted and treated properly by a doctor, to avoid unwanted complications that may occur.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bong-da-vi-dap-la-tri-dau-lung-185240511115053623.htm