各種の皮膚硬化症に対する合成吸収性縫合糸包埋法によるツボ刺激の試み

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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.