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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Adverse events that have been associated with acupuncture Serious Cardiac trauma* Endocarditis* Hepatitis • Pneumothorax Δ Renal injury* Septicemia* Spinal cord injury* Potentially serious Bleeding, ~3 percent Drowsiness, ~1 percent Perichondritis* Peripheral nerve damage* Retained needle* ◊ Syncope* Non-serious Contact dermatitis* Erythema* Local pain, ~1 percent Aggravation of presenting symptom * Incidence rates are probably low (percent figures refer to incidence rates where known). • About 200 cases reported in literature. Δ About 100 cases reported in literature. ◊ More common with Japanese-style acupuncture.