1.Clinical study on the regimen of medicinal wine based on constitution distinction of TCM
Zhiyuan CHENG ; Suliu WU ; Xuzhi XU ; Chunfu DONG ; Linwen PAN ; Jianping CHEN ; Shuping PAN
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;36(2):110-113
Objective To observe the effect of medicinal wine regimen which is guided by the theory of constitution distinction of TCM.Methods 76 patients were selected from all patients enrolled in wine style health experience from February 2011 to December 2011 in line with the corresponding physical characteristics.Among these 76 patients,23 patients were Yang deficiency constitution,34 were phlegm dampness constitution,and 19 were yin deficiency constitution.All these patients were taken a physical and chemical examination after taking the medicinal wine for a month.Results ①Examination index comparison before and after the treatment in different physical constitution patients:in phlegm dampness constitution patients the pulse were slowed (t=2.122,P<0.05) after taking the blood fat reducing wine,and physical type of conversion points were lowered (t=4.86,P<0.01); in Yang constitution patients,the systolic blood pressure (FT4),free thyroxine T4,physical type of conversion points were all significantly decreased [t values were 2.735,3.672,12.93,P<0.05 or 0.01] after taking Guilu Erxian wine; in Yin deficiency patients,adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH),interleukin-1 (IL-1),interleukin-2 (IL-2) were all increased [t values were 2.355,2.645,3.829,P<0.05 or 0.01] after taking Ziyin-Buxue wine.② Comparison of the clinical curative effect:according to the type of constitution transformation changes,the total effective rate was more than 70%.According to Ridit test,except yin deficiency physique (t=1.85,P>0.05),patients in both phlegm dampness constitution and yang deficiency constitution groups showed statistical difference after the treatment than before (t=4.86 and 12.93,P <0.01).Conclusions Blood fat reducing wine can improve phlegm dampness constitution; Ziyin-Buxue wine can improve Yin deficiency constitution and enhance immune function; Guilu Erxian wine can lower blood pressure and improve Yang deficiency constitution.
2.The clinical and imaging characteristics of Rosai-Dorfman disease
Zhifeng XU ; Aizhen PAN ; Qinxiang LI ; Xianhai ZHANG ; Linwen HUANG ; Mingyong GAO
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2018;52(12):936-940
Objective To summarize the clinical and imaging characteristics of Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) in order to improve the diagnosis of the disease.Methods The clinical and imaging features of 10 patients with RDD proved by pathology were retrospectively analyzed and the related literatures were reviewed.Results Ten patients including 7 males and 3 females,aged 8 to 54 years old,with average of 32 years old.White blood cells (BCA) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in 8 cases were normal.Eight cases manifested as painless enlarged lymph node or mass,of which 4 cases were accompanied with multisystem involvement.Three lesions involved lymph nodes,5 lesions were located in extranodal sites,while 2 lesions involved both lymph node and extranodal sites.RDD occurred in lymph nodes (n=3) manifested as multiple enlarged lymph nodes on CT imaging,showing mild or moderate the enhancement,or a heterogeneous ring-enhancement.Of 5 extranodal RDD lesions,3 cases underwent MR exmination.2 lesions manifested as subcutaneous soft tissue mass on left shoulder and anterior abdominal wall,1 lesion manifested as intracranial mass accompany with localised cranial bone destruction.Lesions in all 3 cases had poor margins and showed scatted areas of high signal on diffusion weighted images.Lesions exhibited remarkable heterogeneous enhancement on Gd-DTPA enhanced MR imaging,dural/fascia tail sign and dilated blood vessels could be found around the lesions.Intrahepatic RDD lesion showed fast washing out phenomenon on CT enhanced imaging.In 2 cases involved both lymph node and extranodal sites,1 case manifested as swelling pharyngeal lymph chain and nasopharynx,enlargement of lymph nodes in bilateral submandibular and cervical region abdominal cavity on CT imaging,the enhancement is mild and moderate,accompany with osteolytic lesions in right proximal humerus on X-ray.For the other case,CT images manifested as bilateral neck lymphadenopathy,accompanied with soft tissue mass in nasal cavity,the lesion showed mild/moderate enhancement.Conclusions RDD mostly appears in young and middle-aged men,and is rarely preoperatively diagnosed.RDD mainly manifests as painless enlarged lymph node or mass.RDD has a broad spectrum of radiographic appearance,varied according to different location of lesion.Scatted higher signal areas on diffusion weighted images in the masses and significantly heterogeneity enhancement with dilated blood vessels around the lesion could be helpful in diagnosing of extranodal RDD.