Cupping in conjunction with blood letting is indicated for treatment of acute sprains with blood stasis, carbuncles and ulcers, some skin diseases, such as erysipelas, neurodermatitic, etc. 多用于痹证,刺血拔罐运用于急性扭伤有瘀血者,疮疡、分皮肤病,如丹毒、经性皮炎等。
erysipelas
[ noun ] an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes <noun.state>
erysipelas \er`y*sip"e*las\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin. See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms. It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus ({Streptococcus pyogenes}), is contagious, and formerly often occured epidemically. [1913 Webster +PJC]