RCT OF ACUTE PSORIASIS ACCORDING TO BLOOD-TYPE (XUE FEN) SYNDROME DIFFERENTIATION

摘要

BACKGROUND: The cause of psoriasis remains unclear. Recently, its incidence has shown an increase. Psoriasis often relapses after treatment which can result in great physical and mental impact on the patients.OBJECTIVE: This randomised controlled trial (RCT) is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of integrated Chinese-Western Medicine on acute psoriasis.METHOD: One hundred outpatients met the eligibility criteria of typical clinical manifestations of acute psoriasis: erythema, papules, or erythema covered with silvery white scales accompanied by itching. Forty four patients were at the initial acute phase and the remaining patients had a sudden relapse from remission in chronic psoriasis. Participants were randomised to the treatment group (50 patients) or control group (50 patients).