Application of high-frequency ultrasound in TCM syndrome differentiation of vulgaris psoriasis
- VernacularTitle:高频超声在寻常型银屑病中医辨证分型中的应用
- Author:
Yan LIANG
;
Weiwen CHEN
;
Kaiyun CHU
;
Jusheng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
High-frequency ultrasound;
Psoriasis;
Syndrome differentiation
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study the correlation between the thickness of psoriasis skin and TCM syndromes,and to find an uninjurious and effective way to determine TCM syndromes by high-frequency ultrasound.Methods:Eighty-seven patients were divided into three groups:blood-heat syndrome group,blood-dryness syndrome group and blood-stasis syndrome group.The patients' epidermal and dermal thickness of targeted psoriasis skin and surrounding normal area was measured by high-frequency ultrasonic apparatus.Results:The thickness of epidermal and dermal of psoriasis skin was thicker than that of surrounding skin,and it was more obviouse of derma.The dermal thickness indexes of blood-stasis patients was the biggest in the three groups(P
