Research on rules of distribution and development of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of 2 237 HIV/AIDS cases

Jian Wang, Ying Liu, Wen Zou, Hong Juan Li, Li Yun He, Ji Peng Dong, Yu Wen Cen, Xin Deng, Li Wang, Guo Liang Zhang, Jian Hua Hu, Shi Ping Xie, Jiang Rong Wang, Xiao Jing Wang, Yan Ping Ma, Xiao Ping Yang, Yong Li, Shui Qing Liu, Xia Li

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Abstract

HIV/AIDS patients in high prevalence areas with different routes of infection (sexually transmitted 878 cases, 527 cases of intravenous drug user, paid blood donor 652 cases) were choosen for traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome investigation for one-year clinical follow-up. This paper primarily concluded the nature, location and pathogenesis of AIDS diseases. Deficiency of Yang and Yin, combining deficiency of Qi are the basic deficiency syndromes, while stagnation of dampness, toxic fire are the excess syndromes; the disease location of HIV infector is spleen, main syndrome is deficiency of spleen Qi; the disease location of AIDS patient is kidney, main syndrome is deficiency of spleen and kidney Yang. The pathogenic development tendency is from deficiency of Qi to combining stagnation of dampness and toxic fire, finally to deficiency of Qi and Yin, deficiency of Yang.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2472-2475
Number of pages4
JournalZhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi
Volume38
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Symptom
  • Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome
  • Various infection routes

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