Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

患眼痒涩交作，灼热感，畏光，结膜充血，黏液或水样分泌物，眼睑微肿等；可伴有恶风发热，头痛鼻塞；舌质红，苔薄白或微黄，脉浮数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The affected eye may experience both itching and a gritty sensation, feeling itchy and uncomfortable.
  • The eye may have a burning sensation, as if scalded, feeling hot and uncomfortable.
  • There may be photophobia, with marked discomfort and easy tearing when exposed to bright light.
  • The sclera may become red, with conjunctival injection appearing bright red.
  • There may be discharge that is mucous or watery, which can easily cause the eyelids to stick together.
  • The eyelids may be mildly swollen, with a palpable swelling sensation.
  • There may be simultaneous aversion to wind and fever, with discomfort when exposed to wind and an elevated body temperature.
  • Headache and nasal congestion may also occur, making breathing less smooth.
  • The tongue body may appear red, looking relatively red when extended.
  • The tongue coating is relatively thin, white or slightly yellowish.
  • On pulse examination, the pulse may feel floating and somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

祛风，清肺，散邪

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Dispels factors that cause migratory discomfort and itching, reducing wind-type symptoms.
  • Clears lung heat, relieving cough, sore throat, yellow sputum, and dry mouth.
  • Expels external pathogenic factors, reducing fever, aversion to wind, nasal congestion, and other discomforts.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

患眼灼热疼痛较重，怕热畏光，分泌物多而黏稠，流泪，眼睑红肿，结膜充血；可兼有口渴，便秘溲赤；苔黄，脉数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The eye may have a pronounced burning sensation and severe pain, feeling uncomfortable both when opening and closing the eyes.
  • There may be aversion to heat and photophobia, with increased discomfort upon exposure to bright light or heat stimulation.
  • There may be profuse and sticky eye discharge, which can easily cause the eyelashes to stick together.
  • There may be tearing, with increased tear production affecting daily activities.
  • The eyelids may become red and swollen, with a palpable sense of swelling.
  • The sclera may become red, with noticeable bright red conjunctival injection.
  • There may be thirst, with a desire to drink water but still feeling unquenched.
  • There may be constipation, with dry and hard stools that are difficult to pass.
  • Urine may be yellowish-red, darker than usual.
  • The tongue coating is yellow, and the tongue surface appears yellowish and less clean.
  • On pulse examination, the pulse may be rapid, with a noticeably increased rate.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清泻肺火，祛风散邪

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Clears internal heat in the lungs, relieving cough, sore throat, thick yellow phlegm, chest tightness, and dry mouth.
  • Expels external pathogenic factors and dispels superficial discomfort, reducing fever, aversion to wind, headache, body aches, and nasal congestion.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

患眼灼热疼痛，刺痒较重，怕热畏光，球结膜红赤甚至水肿；兼见恶风发热，头痛鼻塞，口渴，便秘，溲赤；苔黄，脉数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The affected eye may have an obvious burning sensation and pain, feeling uncomfortable when opening, closing, or moving the eye.
  • The eye may have a pronounced itching sensation, with noticeable itching causing discomfort.
  • There may be aversion to heat and photophobia, with increased discomfort on exposure to bright light or heat stimulation.
  • The sclera (bulbar conjunctiva) may be markedly red, and in severe cases, swelling and distension may occur.
  • There may simultaneously be aversion to wind and fever, with discomfort when exposed to wind and an elevated body temperature.
  • It may also be accompanied by headache and nasal congestion, with a blocked nose affecting breathing.
  • There may be thirst and a desire to drink water, but still feeling unquenched after drinking.
  • Stools may be dry and hard, difficult to pass, with a sensation of incomplete evacuation.
  • Urine may be yellowish-red, darker than usual.
  • The tongue coating is yellow, and the tongue surface appears yellowish and somewhat less clear.
  • On pulse examination, the pulse may be rapid, showing a somewhat faster rate.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

疏风清热，表里双解

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Expels wind and clears internal heat, reducing fever, aversion to wind, headache, sore throat, and other discomforts.
  • Simultaneously regulates the exterior and interior, resolving both external contraction and internal heat, thereby stabilizing symptoms.

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