| Acupuncture treatment for psoriasis: a retrospective case report. | |
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PMID: 1357925 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We treated 61 cases of psoriasis with acupuncture, including 25 patients with complications of joint involvement and two cases with scleroderma additionally. All of the patients had failed to respond to their prior conventional western medical management. 25 patients were males and 36 were females. Their ages ranged from 22 to 84 years, with an average of about 52 years. There was no significant difference of the average ages between the sexes. Most of them (about 61%) had quite extensive involvement of the body. The average of duration of their illness was over 16 years, ranging from two to 65 years. They received an average of about nine sessions of acupuncture treatment, ranging from one to 15. Almost one third (19) of them had eleven to thirteen sessions. With the acupuncture treatment, about one-half (30) of the 61 patients had complete or almost complete clearance of the skin lesions. About a quarter (14 patients) of them had a clearance of about two thirds of the skin lesions. Eight of them had a clearance of one third of the skin lesions. Nine patients had minimal or no improvement. Our experience indicates that acupuncture is induced an effective therapeutic modality for psoriasis, particularly when the western medical management is unsuccessful. We speculated about the possible involvement of the cutaneous reticuloendothelial system in the clearance of the skin lesions. |
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Authors:
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S J Liao; T A Liao |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acupuncture & electro-therapeutics research Volume: 17 ISSN: 0360-1293 ISO Abbreviation: Acupunct Electrother Res Publication Date: 1992 Jul-Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-11-19 Completed Date: 1992-11-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610364 Medline TA: Acupunct Electrother Res Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 195-208 Citation Subset: IM |
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New York University Dental College, New York. |
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Acupuncture Therapy* Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Chi-Square Distribution Female Humans Male Middle Aged Psoriasis / therapy* Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index |
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