ZHOU Jing,CHEN Jing-jing,ZHANG Nian-zhi,et al.Investigation and Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes with 144 Cases of COVID-19 Patients in Anhui Province[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2020,26(12):28-34.
ZHOU Jing,CHEN Jing-jing,ZHANG Nian-zhi,et al.Investigation and Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes with 144 Cases of COVID-19 Patients in Anhui Province[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2020,26(12):28-34. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20201325.
Investigation and Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes with 144 Cases of COVID-19 Patients in Anhui Province
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
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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
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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
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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
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