title: [Treatment of 58 cases of vitiligo by electro-plum-blossom needle therapy combined with catgut implantation at acupoints under TDP radiation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for a method for increasing therapeutic effect on vitiligo.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and sixteen cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 58 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with electro-plum-blossom needle therapy plus catgut implantation at local acupoints under TDP radiation, and the control group with external application of sicorten. Their short-term and long-term therapeutic effects were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The short-term total effective rate was 98.3% in the treatment group and 74.1% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electro-plum-blossom needle therapy plus catgut implantation at acupoints has a better therapeutic effect on vitiligo with no adverse effect.
authors.affiliation: Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 510360, China. abcd666001@sina.com
authors.forename: Wei-guo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002398:Catgut; D035264:Flowers; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D000068242:Prunus domestica; D014820:Vitiligo