ZHANG Yang,MAO Yilin,CHEN Meiping,et al.Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation of Delta and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Carriers in Changsha, Hunan[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(23):117-121.
ZHANG Yang,MAO Yilin,CHEN Meiping,et al.Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation of Delta and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Carriers in Changsha, Hunan[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(23):117-121. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20222394.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation of Delta and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Carriers in Changsha, Hunan
To summarize and compare the main traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of Delta and Omicron variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) carriers to provide references for the syndrome evolution and syndrome differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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The TCM medical records of imported and local cases of infection with Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Changsha since September 23, 2021 to March 27, 2022 were collected, including 18 Delta variant cases and 36 Omicron variant cases. Their TCM diagnosis information and TCM pathogenesis were analyzed and compared.
Result
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The common manifestations in Delta variant cases were cough, fever, chest distress/shortness of breath, sore muscles, nausea, dry mouth, dry or sore throat, thick and greasy tongue coating, and rapid and slippery pulse. The predominant pathogenesis was dampness-heat in the upper-energizer and heat stagnation in the lesser Yang combined with dampness. The occurrence of chest distress/shortness of breath, greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse, and the proportion of dampness-heat in the upper-energizer syndrome were higher in Delta variant cases than in Omicron variant cases (
P
<
0.05). The common manifestations in Omicron variant cases were itchy and sore throat, nasal congestion, running nose, fever, mild aversion to cold, dry mouth, dizziness, slightly reddish tongue with thin white coating, and rapid or wiry pulse. The predominant pathogenesis was wind-dryness invading defensive exterior, and heat stagnation in the lesser Yang. The occurrence of white-coated tongue and the proportion of wind-dryness invading defensive exterior syndrome were higher in Omicron variant cases than in Delta variant cases (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
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There are certain differences in TCM syndromes and the corresponding pathogenesis between Delta variant and Omicron variant cases in Changsha, Hunan. The Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 tends to induce dampness-heat syndrome, whereas Omicron variant infection tends to elicit wind-dampness syndrome, which is expected to provide a reference for the pathogenesis evolution of SARS-COV-2 infection.
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