• 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, and Jing-Jing Li.
• Shenzhen Bao'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Apr 19; 103 (16): e37848e37848.

ObjectiveTo 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.MethodsA 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. Visual analog scale, and dermoscopy were used for assessment.ResultsAll patients showed improvement in pruritus after 1 FA treatment, and lesions were reduced to varying degrees after 2 weeks. Except for patients 5 and 8, who only achieved effective results due to severe disease, all other patients with psoriasis achieved significant results at 8 weeks after treatment.ConclusionFA can significantly control the development of lesions, reduce the symptoms of PP lesions and pruritus, and help prevent psoriasis recurrence.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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