Fire Needle Combined Therapy or Surgery Therapy for Carbuncle of Neck? A Case Series

Figures & data

Figure 1 Patient 1: (A) lesion after debridement. (B) lesion after 20 days of fire needle treatment.

Figure 2 Patient 2: (A) lesion before fire needle treatment. (B) lesion after 21 days of fire needle treatment.

Figure 3 Patient 3: (A) lesion on admission. (B) lesion after surgical debridement and drainage.

Figure 4 Patient 4: (A) lesion before fire needle treatment. (B) lesion after 14 days of fire needle treatment.

Table 1 Summary of the Four Cases

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4
Treatment methods	Fire needle	Fire needle	Surgical debridement	Fire needle
Size of carbuncle, cm	6.0×10.0	5.0×9.0	10.0×15.0	5.0×7.0
Leukocyte count on admission (×10^9/L)	20.78	19.30	21.20	18.20
Therapeutic occupancy time (days)	20	21	31	7
Disease duration before treatment (days)	4	7	20	4
Wound healing after treatment	Healed	Healed	Healed	Healed