Rui-Ming Chen, Guo-Ao Shi, Yong-Qin Xiong, Zhong-Xian Li, Xiang Ji, Yan-Yan Feng, Luda Yan, Xia-Yun Zhou, Hai-Yan Xu, Ting Wu, Shi-Yun Chen, Hai-Fang Gan, Yi-Fu Zhou, Min Peng, Peng Zhou, Jing-Chun Zeng, Jing-Jing Li
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical efficacy of fire acupuncture (FA) on plaque psoriasis (PP), exploring its suitable syndrome types, in order to achieve better therapeutic effects, accelerate the possibility of psoriasis skin lesion recovery, and provide assistance for clinical treatment. METHODS: A total of 8 patients with PP aged between 18 and 60 years were recruited and treated with FA once a week, and the lesion area and severity index (PASI), visual analog scale and pruritus were measured before, 2, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment and at the follow-up period (week 12), respectively...
April 19, 2024: Medicine (Baltimore)