We treated 61 cases of psoriasis with acupuncture, including 25 patients with complications of joint involvement and two cases with scleroderma additionally. All of the patients had failed to respond to their prior conventional western medical management. 25 patients were males and 36 were females. Their ages Address for reprint requests: Sung J. Liao, M.D., 66 Skyline Drive, Middlebury, Connecticut 06762, U.S.A. 195 196 S.J. UAO and T.A. LIAO ranged from 22 to 84 years, with an average ot about 52 years.There was no significant difference of the average ages between the sexes. Most ot" thorn (about 61%) had quite extensive involvement ot the body. The averago of duration ot their illness was ovor 16 years, ranging trom two to 65 years. They received an average of about nine sessions of acupuncture treatment, ranging trom one to 15. Almost one third (10) ot them had olovon to thirteen session!-.. With the acupuncture treatment, about one-hatt <:ιϋ) ot r.ho ы patients had complote or almost complote clearance or tho si; in lesions. About a quartnr 114 patients) ot them had a clearance of about two thirds ot tho r.kin I or. i ons. tiqrit ot them had a clearance ot one third of the skin lci:;ionr,. Mino patients had minimal or no improvement. Our experience indicates that acupuncture is indeed an effective therapeutic modality tor psoriasis, parr.tr.it lar Iv when tho western medical manaqomont is unsuccessful. Wn speculated ar.nut tin; possible involvement ot the cutaneous rot ten inoiuinthr. I ia ι system in tho clearance of tho skin lesions.

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