Erysipelas
|Common Symptoms
Clinical description:
Occurs on the head and face, with bright-red, hot skin, swelling and pain. In more severe cases, blisters may develop, and the eyelids may become so swollen that it is difficult to open the eyes. May be accompanied by chills, fever, and headache. The tongue is red with a thin yellow coating; the pulse is floating and rapid.
In plain language:
- Symptoms appear on the head and face.
- The skin is very red and hot, with a distinct burning sensation to the touch.
- The affected area is swollen and painful, with greater discomfort when moved or touched.
- In more severe cases, blisters may form on the skin.
- The eyelids may become markedly swollen, making it difficult to open the eyes.
- Chills and a general feeling of discomfort may also occur.
- Fever may develop, with a noticeable sensation of heat.
- The headache may worsen and persist, interfering with daily activities.
- The tongue appears red.
- The tongue coating is thin and yellow.
- The pulse is superficial and relatively rapid.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical description:
Disperse wind, clear heat, and resolve toxins.
In plain language:
- Help dispel external wind, with the aim of easing discomfort associated with wind.
- Help clear internal heat, with the aim of easing signs such as fever, thirst, or irritability.
- In TCM, help resolve pathogenic factors, with the aim of easing symptoms such as sores and a swollen, painful throat.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical description:
Occurs on the chest, abdomen, waist, and hips. Redness and swelling spread across the skin, which feels hot to the touch; swelling and pain are present, along with dry, bitter mouth. The tongue is red with a yellow, greasy coating; the pulse is wiry, slippery, and rapid.
In plain language:
- Symptoms appear on the chest, abdomen, waist, and hip areas.
- The skin becomes red and swollen, and the affected area may spread.
- The area feels hot or burning to the touch.
- There is noticeable local swelling and pain.
- Dryness and a bitter taste in the mouth may also occur.
- The tongue appears red.
- The tongue coating is yellow and thick, with a greasy appearance.
- The pulse feels taut and slippery, and is relatively rapid.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical description:
Clear liver fire and drain dampness.
In plain language:
- In TCM, help settle constrained heat in the Liver channel, with the aim of easing signs attributed to “Liver fire,” such as irritability, anger, red eyes, and distending discomfort in the flanks, and promoting the free flow of qi.
- Help clear excess internal heat and upward-flaring fire, with the aim of easing signs such as a bitter, dry mouth, flushed face, red eyes, constipation, and dark yellow urine.
- Promote the processing and elimination of dampness, with the aim of easing signs attributed to “damp-heat,” such as chest oppression and fullness, heaviness of the body, sticky discharge, and a yellow, greasy tongue coating.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical description:
Occurs on the lower limbs, with localized redness, swelling, burning heat, and pain. Blisters or purple spots may appear; in severe cases, a toxin-related lesion may suppurate or the skin may undergo necrosis. It may recur and can lead to chronic swelling of the lower leg and foot (known in TCM as “big-foot wind”). May be accompanied by fever and poor appetite. The tongue is red with a yellow, greasy coating; the pulse is slippery and rapid.
In plain language:
- Symptoms commonly occur on the lower limbs.
- The affected skin becomes red and swollen, and feels hot and painful to the touch.
- Blisters or purple spots may sometimes appear. In severe cases, an abscess may form and produce pus, or the skin may undergo necrosis.
- The condition may recur; over time, the lower leg and foot may remain swollen and enlarged.
- Fever and a feeling of being hot may occur.
- Appetite may be poor.
- The tongue appears red.
- The tongue coating is yellow and thick, with a greasy appearance.
- The pulse is slippery and relatively rapid.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical description:
Drain dampness, clear heat, and resolve toxins.
In plain language:
- Promote the elimination of dampness: In TCM, help address internal dampness, heaviness, and fluid accumulation, with the aim of easing signs of excess dampness such as a thick, greasy tongue coating, increased discharge, heavy limbs, and reduced urination.
- Clear internal heat and fire toxin: Help address signs associated with excess heat, such as fever, thirst, a bitter mouth, redness, swelling, burning pain, and dark urine or stools.
- Resolve toxins, reduce swelling, and relieve pain: Help address redness, swelling, heat, and pain, as well as pus, odor, and sores attributed to pathogenic toxins in TCM.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical description:
Occurs in newborns, most often on the buttocks. The affected area is red, swollen, and hot, and the redness often migrates. May be accompanied by high fever and restlessness; in severe cases, altered consciousness, delirious speech, nausea, and vomiting may occur.
In plain language:
- Occurs most often in newborns, commonly around the buttocks.
- The affected skin becomes red, swollen, and hot, and feels uncomfortably warm to the touch.
- The area of redness and swelling may shift or spread, so its location can change.
- High fever and restlessness may occur. In severe cases, there may be confusion, incoherent speech, nausea, and vomiting.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical description:
Cool the blood, clear heat, and resolve toxins.
In plain language:
- Cool the blood: In TCM, help settle heat in the blood, with the aim of easing signs attributed to “blood heat,” such as facial redness, bright-red bleeding, or burning skin, and moderating restlessness and heat that worsens at night.
- Clear heat: Help clear internal fire, with the aim of easing fever, thirst, a bitter mouth, a red and swollen throat, and dark urine or stools.
- Resolve toxins: Help address redness, swelling, heat, and pain, as well as foul-smelling pus and recurrent sores attributed to fire toxin and damp toxin in TCM.
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