Abstract
In Chuzan Medical School of Canton city in China, I saw an interesting treatment in that some pieces of catgut were inserted in the subcutaneous tissue of the selected meridian points for hypertention and migraine, etc. It exerted a beneficial effect for about two weeks.Then I tried similar treatment for various cutaneous scleroderma using synthetic absorbable (polyglycolic acid) suture instead of catgut. This treatment was carried out in 8 cases (PSS; 6, linear sclerosis; 1, scleredema adultorum; 1) and had an exellent effect on 1 case of PSS, a moderate effect on 3 cases of PSS and 1 case of scleredema adultorum and no effect on 2 cases of PSS, 1 case of linear scleroderma. This stimulation was effective for about two or three weeks.However, this treatment appeared less effective on PSS than the low-frequency electrical acupuncture treatment.
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