The importance of leeches in the pathogenesis and treatment of artropatik psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic skin inflammatory process, which modern medicine refers to as autoimmune (associated with an allergy to one's own tissues). There are many causes of psoriasis and factors predisposing to the development of this dermatosis, in connection with which a number of theories of its origin have been put forward. Purpose - to study the effectiveness of the treatment of artropatik psoriasis with leeches. Methods: We carried out a complex treatment of 34 patients with artropatik psoriasis (21 males and 13 females) aged 6 to 15 years. In all patients, leeches were placed on plaques or the area around them. Patients were assigned 12 procedures. Between courses of treatment there was a break of 1 week. 1 piece was placed on a large psoriatic plaque and 2 to 3 pieces were placed around it. The skin at the suction site is treated with a disinfectant, the remnants of which are then removed with distilled water. Results and discussion: 41 percent of patients recovered completely, 26 percent of patients improved significantly, 23 percent of patients improved, and 10 percent of patients did not have a sufficient effect. Conclusion: The developed method can be used to achieve a therapeutic effect in the treatment of psoriasis, as well as to maintain a state of remission.