Relevant pathogenesis of heat and phlegm in infantile viral pneumonia: an analysis by association rules.
- Author:
Jun AL
1
;
Shou-chuan WANG
2
;
Ming DAI
1
;
Sheng CHEN
1
;
Zhan-xiang YI
1
;
Qi-gang DAI
2
;
Shan XU
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; methods; Pneumonia, Viral; diagnosis; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections; diagnosis
- From: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2013;33(11):1485-1488
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the application of association rules in Chinese medical pathogeneses and pathologies of heat and phlegm in infantile viral pneumonia.
METHODSAssociation rules were applied to analyze dynamic changes of heat and phlegm correlated symptoms and signs in 297 infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia, thus understanding its evolution or pathogenesis.
RESULTSHeat and phlegm co-exist in infantile viral pneumonia. In their relationship, heat was more likely to affect phlegm, but phlegm was less likely to affect heat. Under the intervention of drugs, the possibility of heat induced by phlegm was gradually reduced. But the possibility of phlegm induced by heat was not obvious as time went by.
CONCLUSIONSHeat and phlegm have a close relationship in the pathogenesis of infantile viral pneumonia. The intervention of drugs could reduce the pathologic evolution of phlegm causing heat. However, it has little effect on the pathologic evolution of heat causing phlegm.
