Journal article
Paradoxical, Cupping-Induced Localized Psoriasis: A Koebner Phenomenon
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cupping therapy is a traditional Chinese medicine used to heal psoriasis. The Koebner phenomenon is the occurrence of psoriatic lesions at the site of cutaneous injury.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the first case of biopsy-proven cupping-induced localized psoriasis, an example of the Koebner phenomenon.
Authors
Vender R; Vender R
Journal
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 320–322
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
5 2015
DOI
10.2310/7750.2014.14109
ISSN
1203-4754