Investigation and Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes with 144 Cases of COVID-19 Patients in Anhui Province
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20201325
- VernacularTitle:安徽省144例新型冠状病毒肺炎患者中医证候特征
- Author:
Jing ZHOU
1
;
Jing-jing CHEN
1
;
Nian-zhi ZHANG
2
;
Xiao-xiao ZHU
1
;
Jing LI
1
;
Shi-qing WANG
1
;
Yun-dong LI
1
;
Ming-xiang HAN
2
;
Wei CHEN
2
;
Mei DONG
2
;
Ling LIU
2
;
Hao-bin HOU
3
;
Zhen DING
4
;
Xin-kuang LIU
5
;
Li YAO
6
Author Information
1. Graduate School， Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
3. Lu'an People's Hospital, Lu'an 237005, China
4. Hefei Binhu Hospital, Hefei 230601, China
5. Huainan Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Huainan 232000, China
6. Hefei Second People's Hospital, Hefei 230011, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
coronavirus disease-2019 （COVID-19）;
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome;
syndrome of dampness obstructing lung and spleen;
syndrome of damp-heat stagnating in the lung
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2020;26(12):28-34
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the general situation and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome characteristics in patients with coronavirus disease-2019（COVID-19） in Anhui province, and to provide a basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Method:The 144 cases of COVID-19 patients in Anhui province were collected from designated hospitals by means of multi-center cross-sectional epidemiological survey. The TCM syndrome information collection table of patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia was created to collect the general data, etiology and pathogenesis, pulse and signs, syndrome type and frequency statistics of the patients, and then summarize and analyze the main symptoms and syndrome distribution characteristics of patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia. Result:The mean age of 144 patients with COVID-19 infection was （43.54±15.91） years old, and the number of males was larger than the number of females (9/7). The age distribution and gender difference of the patients were statistically significant (P<0.05). 36.11%（52/144） of the patients had a history of travel/residence in Wuhan/Hubei province, and 63.89% (92/144) of the patients had a history of close contact with the confirmed patients. The main clinical manifestations included fever, cough, diarrhea, fatigue and poor tolerance. Light red tongue and red tongue were dominant in tongue quality, with mainly greasy coating, slippery pulse, rapid pulse and soft pulse were the main types of pulse. The main types of syndrome differentiation were the common type (76.38%, 110/144), most of which were demonstrated as dampness obstructing the lung and spleen (56.25%, 81/144). There was no significant difference in gender composition and age distribution between two groups. Conclusion:The pathogenesis of COVID-19 patients in Anhui province is closely related to the lung and spleen, and the dampness caused by pathogen of the epidemic virus is the main pathological factor of disease, which is in line with characteristics of dampness epidemic in TCM, also can see concurrently "heat, poison, stasis" for a characteristic.
