Can Kawasaki patients receive moxibustion?

Can people with Kawasaki disease receive moxibustion? As a parent, it is distressing to see your child sick. When taking western medicine regularly, I always feel that the side effects are a bit too big. After all, it is medicine for children, so I still want to find a safe, painless and minimally side-effected treatment method. So, can people with Kawasaki disease receive moxibustion? Let us answer this question for you today.

Pathology of Kawasaki disease in children: The pathological changes of this disease are systemic vasculitis, which is more common in the coronary arteries. The pathological process is as follows: Phase 1 is about 1 to 9 days, with inflammation around the arterioles, and the small nutrient arteries and veins on the walls of the main branches of the coronary arteries are invaded. The pericardium, myocardial interstitium and endocardium are infiltrated with inflammation, including neutrophils, eosinophils and lymphocytes.

Stage II lasts about 12 to 25 days. The main branches of the coronary arteries are inflamed throughout the entire layer of the arteries. The endothelial cells are edematous, the smooth muscle layer of the vessel wall and the outer membrane are infiltrated with inflammatory cells, and the elastic fibers and muscle layers are broken. Thrombosis and aneurysm may form. Stage III lasts about 28 to 31 days. Arterial inflammation gradually subsides, thrombi and granulation are formed, fibrous tissue proliferates, and the intima is significantly thickened, leading to partial or complete blockage of the coronary artery. Stage IV lasts for several months to several years. The lesions gradually heal, myocardial scars are formed, and the blocked arteries may be reopened later.

The main treatment for Kawasaki disease is still based on Western medicine, and Chinese medicine only plays an auxiliary role. It is not as fast as Western medicine because this disease is sudden and only Western medicine can take effect immediately. Chinese medicine is too mild, and the condition has become serious before the medicine takes effect. From the above content, we know that this disease can be treated with moxibustion.

The above is an explanation of whether Kawasaki patients can undergo moxibustion. I hope it can be helpful to the majority of patients and their families.