Clinical treatment of brucella spondylitis through combination of Mongolian medicine and Western medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4255.2016.06.015
- VernacularTitle:蒙西医结合治疗布鲁菌病性脊柱炎临床效果分析
- Author:
Enjin DE
;
Xiuwen LIANG
;
Lijun WANG
;
Chen LIANG
;
Lan XIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brucellosis;
Spondylitis;
Clinical Analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2016;35(6):459-462
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical treatment of brucellosis spondylitis (BS) through combination of Mongolian medicine and Western medicine.Methods From December 2010 to June 2015,51 patients which were diagnosed BS at the Department of Brucellosis Hulunbuir People's Hospital were enrolled in this study.After injecting etimicin sulfate and levofloxacin for two weeks,rifampin and doxycycline were administrated orally with Silver pearl pill,Pearl pill and Yunxiang pill (tid) for one treatment cycle which contained three courses of each treatment for 3 weeks.Before and after the treatment,the clinical features and imaging examination results were observed of 2 cases and then followed up for one year.Results Before the treatment,any spinal segment can be affected especially the lumbar spine.Two cases of cervical damage,5 cases of thoracic vertebrae,47 cases of lumbar spine,2 cases of sacral vertebrae,and 39 cases of vertebral abscess were found.After treatment,low back pain symptoms disappeared in 10 cases of the patients.Thirty-nine patients with low back pain symptoms and limited movement.Two patients with low back pain aggravated,MRI examination of the lumbar spine showed lesions increased and abscess formation.The effective rate of Mongolian herbal medicine and Western medicine treatment was 96.1% (49/51).Conclusion The combined treatment of BS through combination of Mongolia medicine and Western medicine is effective.