Study on the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Skin Ulcer in Lingnan Area and the Distribution of Their Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Types
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.08.006
- VernacularTitle:岭南地区皮肤溃疡患者的临床特征及中医证型分布研究
- Author:
You HE
1
,
2
;
Hong-Yi LI
;
Jing-Shan HUO
;
Xu KANG
;
Jia-Fen LIANG
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学,广东广州 510405
2. 广州中医药大学附属佛山中医院,广东佛山 528000
- Keywords:
skin ulcers;
clinical characteristics;
traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome types;
damp-heat and stasis obstruction;
Lingnan area
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(8):1978-1983
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical data of skin ulcer patients in Lingnan area,and to explore the distribution of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome types and their related influencing factors.Methods The clinical data of 241 patients with skin ulcer who were hospitalized in the Department of Dermatology,Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from August 2012 to July 2022 were collected,and their clinical characteristics and distribution of TCM syndrome types were analyzed.Results(1)The analysis of clinical characteristics showed that the age of the 241 patients with skin ulcers ranged from 10 years old to 98 years old,and the patients aged 70-79 years had the high incidence;the course of disease ranged from one week to more than 20 years,and most of the patients had the course of disease being 1-5 year(s);most of the patients were male,and the ratio of male to female was 1.62∶1;a total of 200 cases(82.99%)suffered skin ulcers in the lower limbs,17 cases(7.05%)suffered skin ulcers in the trunk,13 cases(5.39%)suffered multiple skin ulcers in the whole body,9 cases(3.73%)suffered skin ulcers in the upper limbs,and 2 cases(0.83%)suffered skin ulcers in the head and face.There was no significant difference in the gender and foci of the patients(P＞0.05).(2)The distribution of TCM syndrome types showed that among the 241 patients with skin ulcers,damp-heat and stasis obstruction syndrome was the most common(46.89%),followed by spleen deficiency with predominant dampness syndrome(27.39%),qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome(14.11%),and qi and yin deficiency syndrome(11.62%).There was no significant difference in the gender among the four TCM syndrome types(P＞0.05),but there was significant difference in the age of the patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion There were certain differences exert in the distribution of the age,gender,foci and course of disease in the patients with skin ulcers in Lingnan area,and the damp-heat and stasis obstruction syndrome is the most common type of the patients.
