Clinical observation about 18 cases of polymyalgia rheumatica by using Biqi capsule
- VernacularTitle:痹祺胶囊联合泼尼松治疗风湿性多肌痛18例临床观察
- Author:
Bo WANG
;
Bao ZHANG
;
Hongwu WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Polymyalgia rheumatica;
Biqi capsule;
Clinical observation
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To compare the effect of curing polymyalgia rheumatica either by using both Biqi capsule and prednisone or by using prednisone alone. Methods: Thirty-nine patients of polymyalgia rheumatica were randomly divided into two groups, 18 patients in the treatment group treated with Biqi capsule and small dosage of prednisone; 21 patients in the control group treated with small dosage of prednisone. The therapeutic course was 12 weeks. The patients' symptoms of muscle ache, inflexibility in the morning and T-cell subsets determination (CD4, CD8)were observed and scores of clinical practice was made. Results: The respective total effective rate was 94.44% for the treatment group and 66.67% for the control group. There was distinctive difference in the scores for the treatment group and the control group in relieving the patients of the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica. The treatment group would help the patients of polymyalgia rheumatica to improve their immunity ability. Conclusion: The combination of Biqi capsule and prednisone can help to improve the effect of curing polymyalgia rheumatica.
